Unveiling Hestia Statue in Aigai, Turkey's Ancient Heart
Published on 8.4.25
A 2.7-meter-tall marble sculpture of Hestia, discovered in 2005 during excavations in Aigai, Turkey, has been unveiled after nearly two decades in storage. The statue is the only surviving example from the Hellenistic period and now stands at the center of a specially designed exhibition space replicating Aigai's Bouleuterion, where it originally stood. Professor Yusuf Sezgin, head of the Aigai excavation project, described the sculpture as "not just any artifact".