Mahdia's Treasures

"In 1907, on the high seas of Mahdia, several kilometres from the northeasterly coast of this prestigious town, some sponge divers came across a hoard of ancient objects hidden beneath the water, including architectural columns and capitals. Subsequent excavations revealed that they had come from a boat laden with objects d'art and were intended to be used in the construction of a magnificient building.

What a rich cargo it tourned out to be ! As welle as the columns and superb marbre capitals, they also found bronze masterpieces of Eros with his zither, Hermes of Dionysos and a dancing dwarf as well as marble sculptures like the bust of Aphrodite which has a divine beauty (Mohamed Fantar).