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The discus throw event has been included in every modern Olympics since its inaugural 1896 edition held in Athens (where Robert Garrett representing the United States won the gold medal), and can be ...
The Fat Lady of Saliagos (also known as The Naked Lady of Saliagos) is the oldest known Cycladic sculpture. It is a marble ...
IN the gallery of the Vatican may be seen a statue which for more than three centuries and a half has been considered one of the most precious products of the ancient chisel. The greatest artists have ...
Marble head found in the ancient Greek city of Chersonesos identified as Laodice, revealing ties between Greek heritage and Roman rule.
A major collection of early Greek figures and vessels takes up long-term residence in New York — a transformative event. By Roberta Smith New York City has added another jewel to its glittering ...
Walk through the Greek sculpture galleries of most museums and you'll see pedestal after pedestal of white, marble statues with sightless eyes. That's just how Ancient Greek sculpture was, right? Nope ...
They all have a cultural connection to Greece. “If you are a Greek American,” says artist George Petrides, “ it reminds you of our heritage or portions of our heritage that you should be aware of.” ...
A sculpture dating to the Hellenistic Greek period has turned up in the most unlikely of settings. It all started when a 32-year-old Greek man in the city of Thessaloniki stumbled upon a statue ...
Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery in southern Italy, unearthing a figurine of the Greek god Eros riding a dolphin, alongside seven terracotta bullheads, according to a report by AP.
On Tuesday, University of Alabama’s Dr. Catherine Roach visited Yale to talk about her interdisciplinary and contemporary work on “The Greek Slave” statue by Hiram Powers. The event, “On Yale’s ‘Greek ...
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull leads the Autos team at Newsweek. She has written extensively about the auto industry for U.S. News & World Report, CarGurus, Trucks.com, AutomotiveMap, and American City ...
A sugar maple has turned into a breathtaking wood-carved sculpture. It’s on a side yard of Mary Maruca’s home on N. Park Drive, in the Arlington Forest neighborhood near Lubber Run Amphitheater. “The ...