Archaeologists Unearthed Five Lost Statues From Remains of the Roman Empire’s Sculpture Capital
Excavations across the ancient city of Perga revealed five new statue finds from as far back as the second century A.D. The ...
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See the Stunning Ancient Roman Statue of Athena That’s Going on View for the First Time in Nearly 260 Years
William Weddell, the British artistocrat who purchased the statue of Athena on a Grand Tour of Rome Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Before the Halsted A&A Foundation acquired the sculpture in ...
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5-minute listening: Giant statue of Emperor Constantine looks out over Rome again
Now, he has a reconstructed statue befitting his larger-than-life role in history. Voice 2: Authorities in Rome unveiled a massive, 13-metre replica of the statue Constantine commissioned for ...
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Ancient Marble Statue of Hercules Discovered in Florence, Italy
Archaeologists in Montaione, Florence, Italy, have discovered a rare ancient statue of Hercules, dating back to the 3rd or 4th century.
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Rijksmuseum acquires a piece of Rome with Bernini statue
The work is a terracotta model of the statue Bernini made for a fountain in the Piazza Navona in Rome in 1653. It then came into the possession of an Italian family. The sculptor was an important ...
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Ancient Roman statue of Athena goes on public view for first time in more than 200 years
the statue belonged to the same British family for almost 260 years. The landowner and politician William Weddell originally acquired the sculpture in mid-1700s Rome for his estate in North ...