The Lady of Kalymnos, 3rd century BCE
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ "The Lady of Kalymnos" is a very well preserved ancient Greek bronze statue of a woman whose body is covered with a tunic and a chiton and a fringed himation, with a height of 1.98 meters. The sculpture was found in the nets of a local fisherman ("It was accidentally found by A. Chatzantoniou, caught in his fishing nets, and handed over to the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities.")in the sea area between Pserimos and Kalymnos in 1994. 3rd century BCE, Archaeological Museum of Kalymnos "It is not a work from Kalymnos, as it originates from a sunken ship that most likely transported it from Asia Minor." A headless bronze statue dating back to the Hellenistic period, weighing 300 kilograms and standing two meters tall, was recently caught by Turkish fishermen off the coast of Marmaris, near Halicarnassus. Archaeological Museum of Kalymnos The Archaeological Museum of Kalymnos, inaugurated in 2009, presents through its rich collection the history and t...
