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'Golden Balls’: Twenty-foot tall statue of naked man erected over small British town

“People were always asking me when is he coming back so I decided to bring him out for Christmas,” Grant Adamson said, while describing it as a “landmark.”

'Golden Balls' statue erected over Wigan.
Shabti figurines inscribed with the name of Pharaoh Shoshenq III, found inside Osorkon II’s tomb at Tanis, northern Egypt.

Possible double-burial of pharaohs in Osorkon II’s tomb, newly discovered statues show

The Grand Egyptian Museum.

Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old Egyptian statue seized in Maastricht

 Brick facade of the church of the Convent of La Encarnacion with nests and storks in Boadilla del Monte.

Christian group plans world's largest Jesus statue in Spain, based on Shroud of Turin features


Cleveland Museum returns smuggled Marcus Aurelius statue to Turkey after 65 years

The Manhattan DA and US Homeland Security deemed Turkey’s request valid and seized the statue from the Cleveland Museum of Art.

 Cleveland Museum returns smuggled Marcus Aurelius statue to Turkey after 65 years.

Statue of Aphrodite and Eros riding a dolphin found in Turkey's Perge

The two-meter-high Aphrodite is depicted sitting on a dolphin alongside the god Eros.

 Statue of Aphrodite and Eros riding a dolphin found in Turkey's Perge.

Police suspect crime after 2,000-year-old statue found by Thessaloniki garbage bins

The Greek police's Organized Crime Unit opened a preliminary investigation into how the statue came to be dumped.

 Police suspects involvement of organized crime: Man finds 2,000-year-old Hellenistic marble statue near garbage bins in Thessaloniki.

Netflix musical 'Emilia Perez' leads Oscar nominations

Walt Disney's ABC will broadcast the event, and comedian Conan O'Brien will host.

 Finished mounted Oscar Statuettes are seen at the Polich Tallix foundry in Walden, New York, US, January 25, 2018

Does the 'Grave Naiskos' statue show an ancient Greek using a laptop?

Experts clarify the object is a shadow box used in funerary practices.

 Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant, about 100 BCE.

Archaeologists discover 2,000 fragmented bronze statues in ancient Metropolis 'junkyard'

"For our profession, these are extraordinary finds," said Professor Aybek, head of the excavation at the ancient city.

 Archaeologists discover 2,000 fragmented bronze statues in ancient Metropolis 'junkyard'.

Hancock claims a lost civilization built Easter Island's statues 11,000+ years ago

Hancock argues that Polynesian settlers encountered a pre-existing population, evidenced by banana remains from at least 3,000 years ago.

 Graham Hancock's new theory claims a lost civilization built the Easter Island statues more than 11,000 years old.

Rare life-sized statue of a senior general found in China's Terracotta Army

"Based on its location, we believe this figure was likely the highest-ranking military commander of this unit."

 Rare life-sized statue of a senior general found in China's Terracotta Army.

Gas workers stumble upon remarkable Hermes statue near Acropolis

The statue resembles the type known as the Ludovisi Hermes, which typically portrays a youthful, beardless Hermes with a thoughtful, almost sorrowful expression.

 The statue resembles the type known as the Ludovisi Hermes.

Why security guard's quick action at the NYC gallery makes him a true hero - opinion

Jack Baxter, a private security guard, heroically saved a priceless Cycladic artifact from falling at the Merrin Gallery in 1988.

 Roman Marble Statue of Empress Livia Represented as Goddess Ceres