1- Venus de Milo Buried Underground
Back in 1820 Yorgos Kentrotas, a Greek peasant was digging in his field on the island of Milos when he was “stopped” by several carved blocks of stone.
He kept digging on his field when found a statue in two large pieces along with several Herms, fragments of the upper left arm and left hand holding an inscribed plinth.
In a few hours Yorgos dug the statues with the help from a local farmer.
The arms and original plinth were lost following its discovery. From an inscription that was on its plinth, it is thought to be the work of Alexandros of Antioch.
The name Venus de Milo came from Louis XVIII when he presented it to the Louvre where it became one of the most famous works of art in all history.
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