An impressive human-size statue of the Greek God Zeus was discovered in October 2017 in the city of Jerash in Jordan. The statue of Zeus was found in a very good condition.
Another seven pieces of considerable-size stone statues were also discovered during the past year. Among the discoveries was a huge one of Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love and beauty,along with Eros.The statue of the Goddess which measures over 3 meters in height.
The exciting discoveries were part of excavation work conducted by an archaeological French-German mission, in coordination with the Department of Antiquities.
“We worked from 2016 until 2018 with a German, French and Jordanian team, and it was impossible without help from the French ministry of foreign affairs and the Gerda Henkel Foundation,” said Professor Thomas Weber-Karyotakis, head of the French team in Jerash.
The sculpture of Zeus was forged with marble from northern Greece, said Weber-Karyotakis.
This monumental bathing complex — one of the largest and best preserved in the entire Orient — was built in the second half of the 2nd century CE in the valley of the Chrysorrhoas Brook, and then enlarged towards the end of that century or at the beginning of the following under the Severan emperors, the scholar elaborated.
The scholar said that this hall was reminiscent of the “imperial halls” of the Asia Minor, was decorated with sculptures according to numerous statue bases, most of which had Greek inscriptions.
The aims of three excavations were to establish architectural connections between the bathing complex and the pillared hall and to find out more about the sculptural decoration scheme, Weber –Karyotakis said.
Edited from: The Jordan Times , Roya News
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