A detail of a fresco from Herculaneum showing a woman wearing a crown of olive leaves. Likely 1st century CE.
National Archaeological Museum, Naples.
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Raddato, C. (2019, October 08). Woman with Garland of Olive Leaves, Herculaneum. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11310/woman-with-garland-of-olive-leaves-herculaneum/
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Raddato, Carole. "Woman with Garland of Olive Leaves, Herculaneum." World History Encyclopedia, October 08, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11310/woman-with-garland-of-olive-leaves-herculaneum/.
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Raddato, Carole. "Woman with Garland of Olive Leaves, Herculaneum." World History Encyclopedia, 08 Oct 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11310/woman-with-garland-of-olive-leaves-herculaneum/.
