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Stern, ill, bald: French archaeologists discover large Ptolemaic marble head at Taposiris Magna

The marble head, measuring 38 centimeters in height, depicts an elderly, bald man with a wrinkled face showing signs of sternness and illness.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Stern, ill, bald: French archaeologists discover large Ptolemaic marble head at Taposiris Magna.
The Elgin Marbles. London, UK. August, 2023.

'We've lost our marbles': British intellectual opposes return of Parthenon sculptures to Greece

Andrew Wilson argues that more people will see the marbles if they remain in London than if they are transferred to Greece.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A marble Corinthian column capital is seen on the sea floor off the coast of Israel.

Ancient Roman-era marble cargo shipwreck found by Israeli beachgoer

The cargo shipment of marble items had been known to the Israel Antiquities Authority for years, but because it was covered in sand, its exact location was unknown.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Turkish flag, with the New and the Suleymaniye mosques in the background, flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 11, 2019.

Antiquities thieves in Turkey caught trying to sell ancient marble bathtub

Made entirely from marble, the tub is the only one of its kind found in Turkey

|ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY

The marvels of marble

Since time immemorial, marble has been a stone that evokes luxury and a high quality of life.

DECEMBER 12, 2019ByJASON BLACKSHAW
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