This included the 2.29-metre high Apollo of Cyrene which they found in 121 pieces which they moved away secretly fearing the pieces would be further destroyed by the local Libyans because the sculpture was non-Islamic.
This included the 2.29-metre high Apollo of Cyrene which they found in 121 pieces. They moved the pieces away secretly fearing the marble fragments would be further destroyed by the local Libyans because the sculpture was non-Islamic.