Sep 08 2009
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Colossal Apollo Statue Unearthed in Turkey
“A colossal statue of Apollo, the Greek god of the sun, light, music and poetry, has emerged from white calcified cliffs in southwestern Turkey, Italian archaeologists announced.”
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“Split in two huge marble fragments, divided along the bust and the lower part of the sculpture, the 1st century A.D. statue was unearthed at the World Heritage Site of Hierapolis, now called Pamukkale.”
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“The massive statue, around four meters (13 feet) in height, is one of only about a dozen in existence.”
At first glance, I didn’t see Apollo; evidently it’s a seated kithara-playing type.
