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  2. Apollo of Gaza - Wikipedia

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    The Apollo of Gaza is a rare bronze sculpture of Magna Graecia of the Ancient Greek god Apollo found in the Gaza Strip in 2013. It was put for sale on eBay, and subsequently withdrawn and seized by police thanks to the publication of the story along with photographs by the Italian journalist Fabio Scuto on la Repubblica.

  3. Ancient Greek architecture - Wikipedia

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    This development had a direct effect on the sculptural decoration of temples, as many of the greatest extant works of ancient Greek sculpture once adorned temples, [14] and many of the largest recorded statues of the age, such as the lost chryselephantine statues of Zeus at the Temple of Zeus at Olympia and Athena at the Parthenon, Athens, both ...

  4. Ancient Greek temple - Wikipedia

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    [19] [20] Although new temples to Greek deities still continued to be constructed, e.g. the Tychaion at Selge [21] [22] they tend to follow the canonical forms of the developing Roman imperial style of architecture [23] or to maintain local non-Greek idiosyncrasies, like the temples in Petra [24] or Palmyra. [25]

  5. 2,600-year-old temple filled with ‘exotic offerings’ found in ...

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    The temple was “larger than originally anticipated,” measuring about 100 feet, according to experts. ... See the ruins from ancient Greece. Cult center was destroyed 2,600 years ago in Greece ...

  6. Archaeologists Just Discovered An Ancient Greek Temple Filled ...

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    Notable for its 100-foot length, symbolic of the hundred-meter temples of this period in ancient Greece, the find was fully uncovered in 2023 and features exterior walls and an arch on the west side.

  7. Pedimental sculpture - Wikipedia

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    The pediment begins in Ancient Greek architecture; according to the mid-fifth century BCE poet Pindar, it was a Corinthian invention. [4] It is possible that it was devised specifically to contain sculpture, which from the early 6th century became "customary (though never obligatory)" in Doric temples; in Ionic ones it was a "rarity". [5]

  8. Temple ruins on uninhabited Greek island reveal 2,400-year ...

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    Kouros statues were “popular” in ancient Greek culture from the sixth century B.C. to the fourth century B.C., according to Britannica. The young male figures were used as tombstones ...

  9. Architectural mythology - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Greek temples were often enhanced with mythological decorations from the columns to the roof. The architectural functions of the temple mainly concentrated on the cella with the cult statue. The architectural elaboration served to stress the dignity of the cella.These statues of the god or goddess were usually represented standing ...