Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
The head of a griffin from 7th century B.C. is believed to have been taken from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s and later ...
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Saskia Colwell’s playful drawings resemble marble sculptures
Saskia Colwell draws on classical and modern references for ‘Skin on Skin’, her solo exhibition at Victoria Miro, Venice ...
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Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan to Return for Marble Hall Murders
Boston, January 29, 2025 –MASTERPIECE on PBS announced today that it has commissioned Marble Hall Murders, an adaptation of the third and final installment in best-selling novelist Anthony ...
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Archaeologists Celebrate Rare Find of Tiny 1,700-Year-Old Hercules Statue in Florence, Italy
Archaeologists in Montaione, Italy, have unearthed a rare 1,700-year-old Roman statue of Hercules, standing just 1.64 feet ...
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Ancient Greek Artifact Repatriated to Greece from US Museum
An ancient Greek artifact (lekythos or oil flask) is being repatriated to Greece from the museum where it was displayed in ...
How presidential libraries mirror the legacy-building of emperors
Presidential libraries in the United States today follow the same principle: They become monuments to the former presidents, ...
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Archaeologists Prove Size Doesn't Matter After Rare Discovery of Small 1,700-Year-Old Roman Statue of Hercules in Florence, Italy
Archaeologists are excited to reveal their fascinating discovery after excavations this past summer unearthed a small, ...
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including the Forum of Peace in Rome, dedicated by Emperor Vespasian; the Library of ...
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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 ...
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Cleveland Museum of Art to Return Looted Bronze, Possibly Greek, Statue to Türkiye
A headless bronze statue, possibly of Greek origin, will be returned to Türkiye by the Cleveland Museum of Art after being ...
Spectacular statues reveal art tradition of ancient Rome’s lost sculpture capital
City of Perga on Turkey’s southwestern Mediterranean coast was renowned in ancient world for production of marble statues ...
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 ...