ART AND CULTURE.

Incredible archaeological discovery: 24 2300-year-old bronze statues emerge from water and mud

Gods, matrons, children, emperors. Protected for 2300 years by mud and boiling water delle vasche sacre, è riemerso dagli scavi di San Casciano dei Bagni, in the province of Siena, a deposit of statues never seen. 24 bronze statues, 5 of which are almost a meter high, perfectly intact.

Here, lying on the bottom of the large Roman pool, the young ephebe, beautiful, seems almost sleeping. Next to him is Hygieia, the goddess of health who was the daughter or wife of Asclepius, a snake coiled on his arm.

A little further on, still partly submerged by water, you can see Apollo and then again matrons and emperors.

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San Casciano (Siena - Italy)
Gods, matrons, children, emperors. Protected for 2300 years by the mud and boiling water of the sacred basins, it has re-emerged from the excavations of San Casciano dei Bagni, in the province of Siena, a votive deposit never seen before.
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Statues almost a meter high
Along with thousands of coins, 24 bronze statues emerged, 5 of which were almost a meter high, perfectly intact.
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A real treasure
An "absolutely unique" treasure, which is accompanied by an incredible amount of inscriptions in Etruscan and Latin and to which thousands of coins are added.
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Etruscan period
Probably made by local artisans, the 24 statues just found can be dated between the second century BC and the first after.
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Wealthy families
The statues come from the great families, from the élites of the Etruscan and then Roman world. Landowners, local lords, wealthy classes of Rome and even emperors.
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A discovery that will change history
Surprisingly, the language of the Etruscans seems to survive much longer than the canonical dates of history, just as the Etruscan knowledge in terms of medicine seems to be recognized and accepted as such even in Roman times.
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Restoration period
The construction site now closes and will resume in the spring. Winter will serve to restore, study, understand.
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