The marble head, found just 1.3 metres under the pavement on the busy Aiolou street on November 13, “depicts the god in a mature age and is obviously a part of a herm”, the statement added. Herms or ...

A mere 1.3 meters (4.3 feet) under the pavement in Athens' busy Aiolos Street pedestrian area, workers found a sculpture, a Hermes head, while working on a sewer.

The Greek Culture Ministry said that the head, one of many that served as street markers in ancient Athens, was found Friday and appears to be from around 300 B.C.

Thieves pried the 300-plus-pound statue off of its soapstone pedestal late Monday or early Tuesday last week and took off with the wing-footed Greek god of messengers, who had a reputation for ...

A bust of the ancient god Hermes, in good condition, was discovered in central Athens during sewage works, authorities said on Sunday. The Greek Culture Ministry said that the head, one of many ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have unearthed a marble statue that may depict Hermes, the Greek messenger god. It was found in an ancient sewer, where it appears to have been buried for some 2,000 years.

News; Voices; Landmarks: Ancient symbol is mark of Greek god Hermes Thu., Aug. 16, 2007 Along the cornice above the second floor exterior of the Davenport Hotel is a detail icon of a helmet ...

Archaeologists near Bulgaria’s southeastern border with Greece uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig this week.

Bulgarian archaeologists made an unexpected discovery this week during a dig in an ancient Roman sewer—a well-preserved marble statue depicting the Greek god Hermes. The 6.8-foot (2-meter) tall ...

Ancient Bust of Greek God Hermes Found During Work on Athens’ Sewage System The well-preserved sculpture, which dates to around 300 B.C., was once used as a street marker Isis Davis-Marks ...

Bust of Greek god Hermes discovered during sewage works in Athens ... The head is in the style of famed Greek sculpture Alcamenes, who flourished in the second half of the fifth century BC, ...