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Lost, ancient Chinese Bodhisattva statue found in French home
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube More on Art News: https://sc.mp/ltgp An extraordinary statue of a Bodhisattva dating back to 12th-century China was found in exceptional condition in a French home. The wooden statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva will be auctioned in Paris on June 13, 2023 and is expected to bid for about US$1 million. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website:…
Ancient 'Life-Size' Hercules Statue Found in Rome Amid Sewer Repair
Hercules is equivalent to the Greek mythological figure Heracles and was the son of Jupiter (Zeus in Greek mythology) and the human Alcmena. The post Ancient 'Life-Size' Hercules Statue Found in Rome Amid Sewer Repair appeared first on .
Indian man spends US$30,000 on life-size statue of his dead wife #shorts
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A retired civil servant in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata has paid 2.5 million rupees (US$30,000) for a life-size sculpture of his late spouse. Tapas Sandilya lost his wife of 39 years to Covid in 2022. The 65-year-old commissioned a sculptor to create the silicone replica, which took six months to complete. The statue now…
Statue of Russian empress vandalized in Ukraine
Unknown culprits splashed the monument in Odessa with red paint and portrayed the tsarina as an executioner A monument to Russian Empress Catherine the Great in the Ukrainian city of Odessa was defaced on Wednesday by unidentified perpetrators. This comes amid a campaign by the Ukrainian authorities targeting Soviet and Russian-related monuments, as well as the conflict between Moscow and Kiev. According to photos posted…
Thai police crack open replica Easter Island statue and find crystal meth shipment to Taiwan
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Police in Thailand have found 200kg (440lbs) of crystal methamphetamine hidden inside one of six replica Easter Island statues that was allegedly being sent to Taiwan. The illegal drugs shipment was turned up during a June 8, 2022, raid in the port city of Laem Chabang near Bangkok. Officers became suspicious when they learned that the…
Ukraine dismantles Soviet-era 'People’s Friendship' statue in capital Kyiv
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Authorities in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv ordered the demolition of a monument symbolising historic ties between Ukraine and Russia on April 27, 2022, more than two months after Russian troops invaded their neighbour. Former boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, who’s now the mayor of Kyiv, said city officials were working on plans to demolish around 60 monuments…
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