Ancient 2,000-year-old statue found in a bin bag in Greece
A historic marble statue of a woman has been found discarded in a rubbish bag by a local resident near Thessaloniki, Greece.
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2,000-year-old statue found in rubbish bag in Greece
A more than 2,000-year-old marble statue of a woman has been found discarded in a rubbish bag near Thessaloniki, Greece. A ...
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Of the many sculptures created with white marble or stone, this one is pitch black, and shows a man sitting down in contemplation. The man is resting his chin in one of his hand, and looks deep in ...
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Restoring Milan’s Duomo, one historic statue at a time
Depicting a bearded man wearing a tunic, the marble statue has adorned one of the Duomo ... before smoothing it with an abrasive stone. In the small backyard of the workshop, the old statues ...