Venice, whole Roman statue found in countryside. It was part of a funerary monument

An intact Roman statue has been found in the countryside of Quarto d’Altino (province of Venice), depicting a seated male figure, with his elbow resting on one knee, his torso leaning forward and his back slightly curved, dressed in a cloak and Phrygian cap: it is definitely a statue from the ancient city of Altino, one of the main centers of the Veneto region in Roman times. Archaeologists from the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the Municipality of Venice and the Lagoon (immediately alerted together with the carabinieri of the Nucleo Tutela Patrimonio Culturale) immediately began a stratigraphic excavation to learn more about the period to which the work dates and the context of the find.

Archaeologists speak of an exceptional discovery: it is in fact a statue that was part of a funerary monument, as would be suggested by the place where it was found, that is, near the route of the Appian Way, where the necropolis of Altino was located. The figure’s expression of mourning, caught mourning the missing person, leaves no room for further doubt.

The statue has already been freed from the ground and is now being examined by archaeologists from the Soprintendenza, who will study it in anticipation of giving it visibility in a museum setting. There is already talk of its inclusion in the collection of the National Museum of Altino.

Source: Ansa

Venice, whole Roman statue found in countryside. It was part of a funerary monument

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