“A white marble statue was not intended to be ... mentioned as part of the ‘decoration’ that was applied to religious cult ...

Madaya quarries - The quarries of Madaya have long been interwoven with the cultural and religious history ... metre (82-foot) high statue of the Buddha made from Madaya marble to adorn its ...

Archaeologists say the marble funerary statues of a toga-clad man and a ... laurel leaves – often used for purifying and blessing religious spaces by dispersing the smoke from ceremonial incense ...

Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city of Aspendos, 25 miles east of Antalya on the Turkish coast, have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient ...

Perhaps funds were not forthcoming at this time). The life-size white marble statue, shown in the dress of his period and wearing a cloak, was erected by the 3rd Earl of Burlington (Richard Boyle), Dr ...