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‘Nano lime’ protects statues on Nemrut
The tiny cracks on the large stone statues at Mount Nemrut in the southeastern province of Adıyaman were filled with "nano lime" with syringes last year for their protection and officials announced that it worked.
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Looted from Türkiye, US authorities seize Marcus Aurelius statue
A headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius was ordered seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art by New York authorities investigating antiquities looted from Türkiye.
Buddha statue found in Egypt points to ancient India links
A statue of Buddha has been discovered in Egypt's ancient seaport of Berenice on the Red Sea, shedding light on trade ties with India under the Roman empire.
A Polish-U.S. mission discovered the statue "dating back to the Roman era while digging at the ancient temple in Berenice," an antiquities ministry statement said on April 27.
10 things to do in Athens – Museum of Cycladic Art
To see the distinctly shaped slender marble figurines and statues that date back to the Bronze Age
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From ancient Anatolia to Manhattan, Göbeklitepe monolith set to find home at UN
The sister of a massive ancient monolith towering 5.5 meters (18 feet) tall from southeastern Turkey will be impressing diplomats and visitors alike at U.N. headquarters in New York, Turkey announced on May 15.
Michelangelo’s David gets a 3D-printed twin
Standing just as tall but weighing 10 times less, an exact replica of Michelangelo's statue of David created using 3D printers is covered with marble dust in a workshop in Florence.
Italy has commissioned the copy of the Renaissance masterpiece, which lives in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, to represent the country at the Dubai Expo 2021 starting in October.
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Statues of South Korea’s huge aquarium made in Turkey
In the northwestern province of Çanakkale, 11 artists from different disciplines have come together to create magnificent sculptures belonging to Greek mythology in their workshop in Küçük Sanayi Sitesi (Small Industrial Site) that will be exhibited in South Korea's giant aquarium.
Goddess statue unearthed in central Turkey
Turkish archeologists in Kültepe have unearthed a goddess statue, claiming it to be "the biggest" so far from the Early Bronze Age in Anatolia.
"We are happy to have found a 45-centimeter-high [17 inches] artifact, a statue. This is a very special piece," Fikri Kulakoğlu, a professor from the Ankara University and head of the excavation team, told Anadolu Agency on Sunday.
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Many Statues Are Being Pulled Down After Black Lives Matter Protests
Dozens more controversial statues face being pulled down after councils vowed to review their monuments following a series of Black Lives Matter protests.
Two slave trader statues have been pulled down in recent days - one by campaigners at an anti-racism protest and another with the approval of a local authority following a petition.
Aphrodite statue on display for the first time
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.
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