Statue

Eight-year-old boy visiting Ramon Crater finds over 1,700-year-old statue fragment hidden in rocks

“I was looking for special things on the ground that I could show in class,” Wolynitz shared. “ Suddenly, I noticed an interesting stone with stripes lying on the ground, and picked it up.”

Eight-year-old Dor Wolynitz with the over 1,700-year-old statuette fragment he found in the Ramon Crater area, May 11, 2026.
Statues of ancient Greek and Roman dieties discovered in  in the Muharram Bek neighborhood of Alexandria, Egypt, May 8, 2026.

Collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine artifacts discovered in neighborhood of Egypt’s Alexandria

Marble statue of Athena found by archaeologists in Laodicea’s Western Theater near Denizli, Turkey, April 23, 2026.

Marble statue of Greek goddess Athena found hidden in rubble in Turkey's ancient city of Laodicea

Partial statue of Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great") discovered at Tel Faraon, Egypt, April 23, 2026.

Partial statue of Ramesses the Great found in ancient Egyptian capital city along Nile


Israeli woman finds ancient figurine of Egyptian goddess on the beach

Amid stormy weather, a resident of Lod saw the figurine floating toward her on the waves.

 An ancient figurine of the goddess Hathor found along Palmahim Beach.

Vienna to tilt statue of antisemitic mayor 3.5 degrees to the right to shift ‘perspective’

Karl Lueger served as mayor of Vienna for 13 years until his death in 1910. He was known for antisemitic rhetoric that is said to have inspired Adolf Hitler.

 The monument of Karl Lueger in downtown Vienna

First ever human depiction of lost Tartessos civilization uncovered in Spain

The Casas del Turuñuelo site is the best-preserved building on land in the western Mediterranean to date.

 Figured reliefs found at the Casas del Turuñuelo site (Badajoz)

Mystery Easter Island moai statue discovered in volcanic lake bed - report

Just as is the case with all the other maoi statues that dot the island, no one knows how they got there.

 A tourist looks at a statue named "Moai" at Easter Island, Chile February 13, 2019. Picture taken February 13, 2019.

Russian flag painted on base of Denmark's 'Little Mermaid' statue

It was not immediately known who was behind the incident, a police spokesperson said.

 A statue of 'The Little Mermaid' is seen, created by the sculptor Edvard Eriksen and modeled after his wife, Eline, with the Russian flag painted on the stone she sits on, in Langelinie, Copenhagen, Denmark March 2, 2023

What is the Jewish history of the US Statue of Liberty?

Time would change the Statue of Liberty’s meaning for the Jewish community of America as new immigrants arrived in greater numbers in the harbor of freedom.

 The Statue of Liberty is seen at sunset in New York City.

Boston dedicates monument to Martin Luther King, local Jews march in solidarity

Antisemitic incidents and sentiments are on the rise and several recent episodes have especially challenged Black-Jewish relations.

 A PERSON passes by a mural of Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, DC, last January.

UK Palestinian activists squirt 'fake blood' on Lord Balfour statue

The activists belonged to the organization Palestine Action and protested the UK's role in the alleged Israeli occupation of the Palestinians.

Lord Arthur James Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration

Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in northern Greece

Researchers believe that the statue was adorned in a building dating to the late Byzantine period in the 8th or 9th century AD for buildings during the Byzantine period.

 A statue of Hercules and a lion

Sculpted head of Mayan maize god uncovered in Mexico

According to Mayan tradition, the maize god was decapitated every year at harvest and was reborn in the new growing season.

 A recently found stuccoed head of the young Mayan god of maize is seen at the Palenque archaeological site in Chiapas state, Mexico.