An ancient sculpture of Alexander the Great was recently discovered in a Greek museum’s storage room, a leading archaeologist revealed recently on Facebook, according to greekreporter.com
Angeliki Kottaridi revealed the sculptural portrait of the Macedonian king had been forgotten for years in the warehouses of the Archaeological Museum in the town of Veria, in northern Greece.
She pointed out that this “brand new” portrait of Alexander the Great is unknown to archaeologists and historians.
“It was lost for decades, hidden in a dark corner of the warehouse amidst pottery cages and dirt,” Kottaridi noted in amazement.
The sculpture was first found decades ago in rubble near the town of Veria. The priceless object was basically discovered all over again just a few weeks ago, as staff were cleaning the storage room of the museum.
Kottaridi announced that the re-discovered Alexander will feature in a major exhibition programmed for 2020 at the Aigai Museum.
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