Roman copies of Greek art.

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I think one of the reasons why a lot of the originals are lost is because of the perilous journey of the Mediterranean. I know many wealthy Romans would transport sculptures and other works from Greece to their villas in Rome. Sometimes these sculptures would be lost at sea and unavailable for viewing until now. The textbook that I used for my History of Greece course was by Ian Morris and Barry Powell, and on the cover it has an example of a bronze Greek statue that was lost as sea in transit to Rome and only recently recovered. I think there are many more to be found as underwater archaeologists continue searching the depths for artifacts.

Just a thought, otherwise I can't imagine why there aren't more, but I agree that the materials were valuable and were used for other purposes (such as being melt down as stated above), but the dangers in transit are also probable.

Hope this helps!