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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A Greek fisherman has handed over to authorities a large section of an ancient bronze statue brought up in his nets in the Aegean Sea, officials said on Monday. The male torso was located last week near the eastern Aegean island of Kalymnos, the Culture Ministry said in an announcement...

 

From ABC News

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Could it possibly be part of the peice of the Colossus at Rhodes?

 

I don't think so - the article mentions that the male torso is only 1 metre high, and is from an equestrian statue.

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