Monday, March 9 2026

Tag: Ancient Roman art

Bronze Mars Statue

World’s Only Life-Size Bronze Mars Statue Now Viewable Up Close at Zeugma Mosaic Museum

Visitors to the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep can now experience one of the institution’s most remarkable masterpieces from a completely new perspective. A specially constructed viewing platform allows the public to approach the museum’s approximately 2,000-year-old bronze statue of Mars more closely than ever before. The museum, established in 2011 across a 30,000-square-meter complex

2,000-Year-Old Bronze Arm with Ring on Finger

2,000-Year-Old Bronze Arm with Ring on Finger Goes on Display for the First Time After 45 Years

A 2,000-year-old Roman bronze arm, featuring a ring on its finger, has gone on public display for the first time in 45 years at the İzmir Archaeology Museum. The artifact, discovered off the coast of Foça in 1980, had remained in storage until recently, when it underwent careful restoration. Museum Director Savaş Gürbüz highlighted the