Beautiful Water-Nymph Marble Statue Found in Amastris Ancient City

Excavations in the ancient city of Amastris, located in the Black Sea province of Bartın’s Amasra district, have unearthed a statue of a nymph thought to be 1800 years old. The artifact is set to be exhibited in the Amasra Museum soon. Amasra’s coast was host to the Phoenician colony, Sesamus, in the 12th century B.C. The colony’s heyday was during the rule of Iranian Princess Amastris. It was among the most important of the Byzantine fortress harbors on the south shore of the Black Sea. The site of the excavation was donated to the Ministry of National Education in 2014 and construction started for the building of a school on the land in 2017 when some remains believed to belong to the Roman period were discovered, upon which the construction works were stopped and the area was taken under protection. During the excavations carried out under the direction of Amasra Museum Director Zübeyde Kuru, a statue of a water nymph, thought to be 1800 years old, was found 3 meters below the surface. By Leman Altuntaş 8 September 2023 👉 Voice Credits ElevenLabs 📌 Welcome to the Quantend Channel 🌎 Discover the most interesting news the world has to offer, from scientific breakthroughs to archaeological discoveries, on Quantend Channel! 👉 Subscribe: @quantend 👉 Twitter: 👉 Join this channel to enjoy the privileges: #Archaeology #Ancient #History