samos daily photo: Jung Lady from Samos

Monday, 23 August 2010

Jung Lady from Samos

Head of a jung lady found in Samos. Roman period 20-30 AD . Now in "Altes Museum" in Berlin Gérmany.

5 comments:

Sylvia K23 August 2010 at 22:32
Marvelous capture, beautiful sculpture! Love the history! Hope you have a great week!

Sylvia
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Photo Cache23 August 2010 at 23:39
she looks pretty good for her age.

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Arija24 August 2010 at 12:28
What a beauty, the hairstyle could have been from hot tongs from the 1930's. A lovely sculpture, I am so glad it has survived the test of time with minimal damage considering the wars and earthquakes of the region.
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Anonymous24 August 2010 at 14:04
Wow - what a beauty!
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Elettra28 August 2010 at 21:11
the vision of these statues is fascinating to me
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Some infos about Samos Island

Samos (Greek: Σάμος) is a Greek island in the North Aegean sea
A great portion of the island is covered with vineyards, from which the famus Samos wine is made.The capital city is Vathy. The most important plains are that of Pythagorio, in the southeast, Karlovasi in the northwest, and Marathokampos in the southwest. The Samian climate is typically Mediterranean, with mild rainy winters, and warm rainless summers.The largest mountain is the Ampelos massif, which occupies the center of the island and rises to 1,095 metres (3,590 ft). The island's highest point is the summit of the Kerkis range, at 1,434 metres (4,700 ft).
Famous Samians : Pythagoras ,Aristarchus of Samos,Polycrates
see also this link : http://www.samos.gr/