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Aphrodite head unearthed in ancient Hierapolis

The head of an Aphrodite sculpture has been found during excavations at the Plutonion Inn in the ancient city of Hierapolis, according to the leader of the dig team.

Aphrodite head unearthed in ancient Hierapolis
The head of Aphrodite found during excavations in the
ancient city of Hierapolis [Credit: AA]
“We found a Dionysus sculpture. This sculpture has a body but no head; this is why the head of Aphrodite is very unique,” said the Italian head of the excavation team, Professor Francesco D’Andria. “It was made in the Hellenistic era; its face and hair show the Hellenistic style. It has holes for earrings.”

Previous discoveries at the city reveal that Hieropolis was visited as a holy place as early as the sixth century B.C.

Marble sculptures that were discovered during the recent excavations alongside the Aphrodite sculpture have been removed from the ancient city and are now being kept in the depot of the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum.

Archaeologists have been conducting excavations at the ancient city since 1957.

Source: Hurriyet Daily News [October 25, 2013]