File:Leeds City Museum 27 October 2023 (1a).JPG
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current | 18:12, 29 October 2023 | 1,904 × 2,264 (2.05 MB) | Storye book | {{Information |Description=Iron replica of a Hellenistic Greek head of Aphrodite. This is a cast replica of the original 1st century BCE head in the British Museum. The original was discovered in 1872 at Satala (now Sadak) in north-eastern Turkey. The eyes were once inlaid with precious stones or paste. Apparently the top of the head was not designed to be empty, like a piece of modern art. It seems that the farmer found it when he hit the top of the head with his axe and damaged it. |Source=... |
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