Dating from the 2nd century AD, the two-and-a-half-meter high sculpture was found in six parts at an excavation of the ancient city of Alabanda, site director Ali Yalçın Tavukçu said. The statue is one of the 'very few examples in the world,' Tavukçu said, adding: 'We are very happy to have found one here.' Excavations are underway at the site for further 'exciting' findings such as new tablets or inscriptions to shed light on the era, Tavukçu added. The statue, believed to be sculpted during a visit in the reign of the Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus, is expected to be displayed at the Aydın museum once restoration work is over.
