Giant sculpted head, Aphrodisias Museum, Aydin, Turkey

Giant sculpted head in the courtyard of Aphrodisias Museum, Aydin, Turkey. Aphrodisias was a small ancient Greek city in Caria near the modern-day town of Geyre. It was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, who had here her unique cult image, the Aphrodite of Aphrodisias. The city suffered major earthquakes in the 4th and 7th centuries which destroyed most of the ancient structures. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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