MADRID, Spain (Kashmir English): Spain has found a marble statue dating back nearly 2,000 years to the Roman era during construction work on the coast of Alicante in Spain.
According to reports from British media, the ancient sculpture was unearthed during excavation work near the well-known Almadraba beach with labourers initially believing it to be an ordinary piece of stone.
Archaeologists later confirmed that the statue belonged to the Roman period and had remained preserved since the second century AD.
Statue’s nose had been damaged
They said only a small part of the statue’s nose had been damaged, while the remainder of the marble figure remained in unusually good condition.
Experts have termed the found as one of the most significant discovery in Alicante in recent years, adding that it would help shed light on the region’s ancient history.
Preliminary assessments by archaeologists suggested the white marble statue most likely represented the Roman goddess Venus.
