FfFfFfFF 58,382 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 A week after a Nile crocodile was allegedly spotted in a river in north-west Spain, the country’s waters have yielded an even more miraculous find in the mossy and somewhat eroded form of a granite statue of the Virgin Mary and child that could date from the 14th century. The sculpture was discovered 11 days ago in the Sar River on the outskirts of Santiago de Compostela by an angler looking for trout. What appeared to be a slimy rock at first sight could turn out to be a 700-year-old piece of Spanish religious history. Initial investigations suggest the piece is carved in the local Galician gothic style and may once have decorated a wall.\ “Studies should tell us whether this is a very valuable gothic statue,” Román Rodríguez, the minister for culture and tourism in the regional government, said during a visit to the site. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/16/suspected-14th-century-statue-fished-out-of-river-in-spain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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