Thursday, August 23, 2012

Amazing ancient bronzes given up by Calabrian sea

[The Art Newspaper]  Three divers have discovered ancient bronze artefacts, believed to be Greek or Phoenician, off the coast of Calabria, in southern Italy. The finds include two statues and the remains of an ancient ship. The site is around 50km south of the spot where the Riace Bronzes were discovered 40 years ago, in 1972.  The divers have told the Italian press that they have seen many more treasures lying on the seabed.