Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.

Perhaps the most iconic Greek artform today, life-sized marble statues began to appear in Greece around the early 6 th century B.C. The practice originated nearly two centuries earlier (8 th ...

Headpieces of Aphrodite and Eros, as well as statue fragments of Artemis and Nemesis, were also discovered in the same area." The marble statue was found in pieces and stands on a pedestal.

Archaeology & History Greek Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Marble Workshop Filled With Unfinished Statues. Images of Aphrodite and other female figures have been uncovered on the island of Paros.

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a more complex rise to fame than one might think.

The works include a Roman-era headless marble statue of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love. Bragg's office said it was recovered from a storage unit that belonged to Symes, where it had ...

Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans. ... including remains of what was believed to be a 2,500-year-old temple to the love goddess Aphrodite near an Olympic equestrian venue.

None were more striking than a 6.5-foot-tall statue of Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of love and beauty) sitting atop a base depicting Eros (the Greek god of love and desire) seated on a dolphin.

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...