Sculpture

A sculpture by Pablo Picasso is displayed next to an ancient Greek statuette in the capital's Museum of Cycladic Art.

Over thousands of years of deep-rooted history, a multicultural society structure and cultural treasures have made Turkey an unprecedented holiday destination for history lovers.

A marble sculpture which depicts a woman breastfeeding a lion cub has been found underwater by a man in the western province of Muğla's Datça district. The one-meter-long and 57-kg sculpture, which is believed to date back to the Roman era, was delivered to the Marmaris Museum.

The return of the Parthenon Marbles is an issue of international debate. Nevertheless, the sculptures themselves are always a source of pride and aesthetic enjoyment, not to mention research.

The reunification of the Parthenon Marbles with the monuments from which they were forcibly detached in the 19th century is something on which almost all Greeks agree.

A statue of the ancient Greek warrior-king Alexander the Great was on Wednesday installed on the corner of Amalias and Vasilissis Olgas avenues in central Athens.
The statue, which will be officially unveiled on Friday, is a work by prominent 20th century sculptor Yiannis Pappas (1913-2005).

A Roman-era sculpture was seized by the provincial gendarmerie command in a car in the western province of Denizli's Sarayköy district. The 15x10-centimeter bronze sculpture, depicting a horse-drawn carriage with a gladiator figure, was delivered to the Denizli Museum Directorate.

A marble statue of ancient Greek goddess  of love Aphrodite is displayed for the first time in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Thursday. The sculpture, which used to be a part of the Iolas collection and belongs to the statues of the so called Capitolian type, dates to the Roman era and has undergone numerous ancient and modern restorations.

Archaeologists in the ancient city of Laodicea in the western province of Denizli have unearthed a grandiose statue of Trajan, one of the greatest Roman emperors, dating back to 113 A.D.

The plan to erect a statue of the ancient Greek warrior-king Alexander the Great in central Athens appeared to be on track on Tuesday after its base was placed on the corner of Amalias and Vasilissis Olgas avenues.
The statue is a work by prominent 20th century sculptor Yiannis Pappas (1913-2005).

An ancient city in western Turkey will showcase tombs and sarcophagi unearthed from one of the largest marble cities of the world.