2,000 bronze statue fragments found in ancient Metropolis scrap yard
Updated: 2025-01-21 05:55:33
An excavation in the ancient city of Metropolis in the western Turkish province of Izmir, has uncovered approximately 2,000 fragments of bronze statues in the equivalent of a scrap yard from late antiquity. The pieces came from statues ranging in date from the Hellenistic period through the Roman imperial period (3rd century B.C. – 4th … Read the full post →"2,000 bronze statue fragments found in ancient Metropolis scrap yard"
Archaeologists have uncovered approximately 1,500 richly-decorated stone blocks that were once part of the Valley Temple of 18th Dynasty pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut. They unearthed near the causeway of her grand mortuary temple at Deir El-Bahari in Luxor, Egypt. The polychrome paint on the blocks is still bright and the reliefs and carvings in excellent condition. … Read the full post →"1,500 painted blocks from Hatshepsut’s temple found"
Thanks to a dedicated crowdfunding campaign and the generosity of 742 donors, Turin’s Civic Museum of Ancient Art has acquired five precious Limoges enamel brackets missing from a unique 13th century casket. The ornaments, believed to have been stolen in the late 18th century, were being sold by a Paris antiques gallery for 50,000 euros, … Read the full post →"Museum acquires stolen Limoges enamels for 13th c. casket"
One of the largest bath complexes ever discovered in a private home at Pompeii has been unearthed in Insula 10 of the Regio IX neighborhood. Very few households in Pompeii were wealthy enough to have their own private baths, and only three villas have bathing complexes comparable in size and complexity. Unique to this domus … Read the full post →"Lavish private baths found in Pompeii villa"
A metal detectorist has discovered the seal stamp of a 14th century archbishop in a field in West Jutland. The inscription identified its owner as Esger Juul, Archbishop of Lund, who died on January 17th, 1325, so exactly 700 years ago. The seal it a pointed oval with a central image of St. Francis of … Read the full post →"Rare seal stamp of 14th c. archbishop found in West Jutland"