The Bulgarian statue, which was unveiled on July 2, was lifted today with a crane in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintika, BGNES reported. The statue will be exhibited in the historical museum in Petrich.
We are very happy that we were able to get her out and keep her whole, said Prof. Wagalinski. He said that the statue had one broken ankle, and after seeing its face, they were now certain that it was not the god Hermes, but most likely a heroized ruler. The next stage of work on the statue, which will be taken today in a special chest to the Petrich Museum, will show whose features it has. The statue is 2000 years old and weighs about 1 ton. It is also assumed that the statue is earlier.
Today - July 12, openwork jewelry was also discovered during the excavation of a child's grave near the place where archaeologists recovered the ring with the double-headed eagle.
The statue is believed to have been buried in the late fourth century. Wagalinski believes it was placed in the sewer some years after AD 380, the year Emperor Theodosius I declared Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
The pagans in the ancient city where the statue was found, then called Heraclea Syntica, may have wanted to protect their treasures from Christian defacement. | BGNES
