Virtually every ancient statue on display in museums has a broken or replacement nose. This video explores some of the reasons why.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 The uses of statues
1:22 Bronze and marble
2:12 Wondrium
3:18 The destruction of ancient statues
4:01 Idol smashing
5:09 Sometimes, noses were broken...
5:42 ...And sometimes, statues just fell
6:30 Restoring noses
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