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A colossal statue of the Roman emperor Constantine has been reconstructed by a leading British art expert with the help of marble fragments that survived centuries of war, earthquakes and looting.
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A colossal statue of the Roman emperor Constantine has been reconstructed by a leading British art expert with the help of marble fragments that survived centuries of war, earthquakes and looting.
Two giant feet, a knee, a bicep and an enormous head archaeologists have reassembled these few marble fragments to reconstruct the Colossus of Constantine, a larger-than-life statue of the first Roman emperor to embrace Christianity.- Jupiter link -
The originals comprise two hands and two feet, a knee and shin, two fragments of bicep complete with bulging veins, a portion of chest and Constantine's massive head, complete with a Roman nose and cleft chin.