With its intricate crown and finely sculpted features, the head was identified as a representation of Apollo, the deity associated ... including a statue of Hercules holding a lion, which is ...
Archaeologists excavating a private property in Florence, Italy, discovered a 20-inch statue of Hercules missing its head, ...
This statue, which may have once held a club and lion’s head, dates to around the second century—just like the newly discovered marble Apollo. Researchers think both artifacts once adorned the ...