Followers

Powered by Blogger.
  • Home
  • Showing posts with label Kouros. Show all posts
    Showing posts with label Kouros. Show all posts

    Greek Kore Statue Recovered From Goat Pen

    Greek police recovered an ancient statue that was illegally excavated and hidden in a goat pen near Athens, and arrested the goat herder and another man who were allegedly trying to sell the work for (EURO)500,000 ($667,000). The marble statue of a young woman dates to about 520 B.C. and belongs to the kore type, a police statement said Wednesday. Police photos showed the 1.2-meter (4-foot) work to be largely intact, lacking the left forearm and plinth. Although dozens of examples of the kore...

    Total Pageviews