Like the statue of Aphrodite, it is an acrolith – a body carved from local limestone and head and arms carved from marble imported from Greece.
Photo by Luis Sinco, LA Times.
The Hunt for Looted Antiquities in the World's Museums
Like the statue of Aphrodite, it is an acrolith – a body carved from local limestone and head and arms carved from marble imported from Greece.
Photo by Luis Sinco, LA Times.
CHASING APHRODITE 
