10-03-2008, 06:17 AM
From today's Times:-
Athens A Roman sculpture of the head of a bearded man, right, and a stone torso, both of which were used to build an ancient harbour wall, have been rediscovered in Greece.
The artefacts, which were found during an underwater survey in Mandraki, Kythnos, come from the period of Roman rule in Greece between 146BC and AD330.
The torso of a man in armour, which is about 4ft 5in, and the head had been used as building materials in the wall. The Greek Culture Ministry said that it was not clear whether the body and head came originally from the same statue. (AP)
![[Image: Head360_408780a.jpg]](http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00408/Head360_408780a.jpg)
![[Image: ALeqM5hlfVRf53OfKZCf3Eibd1O_TqwHLw1.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/PaulHB/ALeqM5hlfVRf53OfKZCf3Eibd1O_TqwHLw1.jpg)
The image looks to me of a musculata (but no details that I can make out)- possible a hamata where the details would have been painted on?
Athens A Roman sculpture of the head of a bearded man, right, and a stone torso, both of which were used to build an ancient harbour wall, have been rediscovered in Greece.
The artefacts, which were found during an underwater survey in Mandraki, Kythnos, come from the period of Roman rule in Greece between 146BC and AD330.
The torso of a man in armour, which is about 4ft 5in, and the head had been used as building materials in the wall. The Greek Culture Ministry said that it was not clear whether the body and head came originally from the same statue. (AP)
The image looks to me of a musculata (but no details that I can make out)- possible a hamata where the details would have been painted on?