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February 14, 2005
Hermes
Hermes with the Infant Dionysos has been fitted with Friction Pendulum bearings.
More than 2,000 years old and generally regarded as an original of the famous Greek sculptor Praxiteles, the Hermes statue, located at Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece, is one of few works of art in the world equipped with devices to protect it against damage from major earthquakes.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at February 14, 2005 09:00 AM
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