Tinos island in Greece has been famous for centuries for its marbles and the art of marble sculpture.
The Greeks considered the most superior sculptors of antiquity forced the soften marbles when rendering fine, precice sculptures of either gods or humans.
Ancient marble sculpture ignite our imagination as the Parthenon Marbles, circa 447-430 BC, the breathtaking Nike of Samothrace circa 190 BC the discovery of Varvakeion Athena circa 200 to 250 BC and the stunning Afrodite of Milos
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