It’s amazing to
hear what fishermen can catch in their nets, but nobody would imagine hauling
up a heavy bronze statue from antiquity.
This memorable
operation took place south of Marmaris on the southwestern coast
of Turkey.
How the fishing net did not rip apart under the weight of some 300 kilograms is a
miracle by itself.
Soon the Turkish
coast guard was informed, who sent archaeologists and delegates from the Marmaris Museum to examine the statue.
It has been established that this is a bronze of about two meters
high of a woman, which by itself is rather unique since most statues represent
male figures. At present, the precious cargo is being examined at the Marmaris Museum, where it will also be treated
for further conservation. So far, it has not been possible to date the bronze.
There are, however, some speculations that this might be a twin of
the bronze Lady of Kalymnos from the 2nd century BC that was
found in 1994 near the island of Kalymnos
in the Dodecanese and exhibited in the local
museum.
Reading between the lines, there is reason to believe that the fishermen
had thrown their nets in Greek territorial waters where they were not allowed
to cast their nets.
[The top right picture is from Archaeology News Network, Credit Arkeofili.
The bottom left is from the same source, Credit: Archaeological Museum of Kalymnos, Greece]
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