Archaeo-Histories on Nostr: Hellenic or Roman marble statue face (2nd–1st Century BC) of a goddess, defaced ...
Hellenic or Roman marble statue face (2nd–1st Century BC) of a goddess, defaced with a Christian cross during the Late Antique period. Early Christians often carved crosses onto ancient statues to repurpose them as saintly images.
Currently preserved in the Archaeological Museum of Samos, Greece.
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