One of the most significant is a white marble statue of a woman adorned with a royal crown, which a leading expert believes reveals the face of Cleopatra VII, Daily News Egypt reported.
The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited ...
The original marble statue was completed in 1792 by French sculptor ... including molds made from a mask of Washington’s face. The statue is life size showing George Washington at age 53, about 210 ...
Torso pieces were also found in the same region. Researchers believe they belong to statues of Artemis—goddess of hunting, ...
A marble statue of Hermes along with statue fragments of ancient Greek deities have been unearthed during excavations at the ...
Crawley said he discovered the marble head of a Roman ... I thought was a big stone to reveal a face. When I picked it up, I realized it was a head of a statue," Crawley said in a press release ...
In its current state, the statue has literally lost its luster. The marble has turned dull. Apparent attempted repairs in previous years have left holes and rusting metal pieces in its face and neck.
Police in Greece say a marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old has been found abandoned in a garbage bag and handed to archaeologists. THESSALONIKI, Greece — A marble ...
Perhaps funds were not forthcoming at this time). The life-size white marble statue, shown in the dress of his period and wearing a cloak, was erected by the 3rd Earl of Burlington (Richard Boyle), Dr ...