Archaeologists find mysterious ancient dolphin statue near Gaza
An archaeological team discovered a rare dolphin statuette at a site near Kibbutz Magen, 12 miles (20km) inland from the Mediterranean Sea, on the border of the Gaza Strip amid the ruins of a settlement dating from the late Byzantine and early Islamic periods. It depicts a dolphin carrying a fish in its jaws and is carved out of marble, standing about 16 inches (40 cm) high. It may have been part of a larger sculpture, perhaps that of a god or goddess.
The announcement of the carvings discovery was made by archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority around the same time in 2015 that Hamas claimed to have captured and Isreali spy dolphin off the Gaza coast. Coincidence? Definitely.
Talking of the statue, head archaeologist Alexander Fraiberg told The Times of Israel, “It’s interesting because the statuette was lying face down, so it was impossible to see its appearance” Mr Fraiberg believes the sculpture could be Roman, but it may have been incorporated into the later, Byzantine-era, building.
“The mystery is where the statue came from, who destroyed it, when, and under what circumstances, and who brought the piece with the dolphin to the site” Fraiburg said.
Talking of the spy dolphin in a separate article, The Times of Israel said an Army Radio report had made clear that Hamas was referring to a mammal and not one of the Israeli Navy’s Dolphin class submarines.
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Source: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/archaeologists-find-mysterious-ancient-dolphin-statue-near-gaza-003340
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