+++ The head of the Munich statue of Aphrodite, which descends from the famous Venus of Knidos, a Greek seaport in Asia Minor, proclaims at once that the master's own hand never touched it.

Both heads are made of limestone, reported Live Science. Aphrodite's head measures 19 inches tall, while Dionysus's head measures 17 inches tall.

According to a statement posted on social media by Turkey’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, the statue head was found 164 feet from the remains of the Temple of Aphrodite ...

Each head is made of limestone, with Aphrodite's head measuring 19 inches (50 centimeters) and Dionysus' head measuring 17 inches (45 cm) tall, according to the news site GEO.

Hoff said Aphrodite's head is the first fragment of a monumental statue they have found at Antiochia ad Cragum over eight years of digging. "We have niches where statues once were.

Next to the statue of Aphrodite, archaeologists uncovered a 1.87-meter tall statue of a dressed woman, which exhibits characteristics of the Severan Dynasty, according to com.tr.

Head of Aphrodite, 1st Cent. AD. The style of the hair, with horizontal curling above the forehead, a small tiara around the top of the head, and a bun of hair at the back, are identical to the ...

A headless statue of Aphrodite was discovered during subway work in the Greek port city of Thessaloniki, which have been ongoing amid metro construction lasting more than a decade. The headless ...

The statue, coated with a cement-like finish to simulate a stone appearance, will go on sale at auction in Liverpool on Saturday August 28 and is estimated to fetch between £15,000 and £20,000.

AIDONE, ITALY — The J. Paul Getty Museum’s iconic statue of Aphrodite, which became a symbol of American museums’ involvement in the illicit antiquities trade, was unveiled in its new home ...