Monumental Apollo statue unearthed at San Casciano dei Bagni

A significant marble statue of Apollo, standing almost two meters tall and illustrating him in pursuit of a lizard, was unearthed at the Bagno Grande archaeological site in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. This statue, found in fragments near the sacred basin, likely broke during the sanctuary's closure in the early 5th century AD due to the rise of Christianity. The excavation, which concluded on October 14, 2023, also uncovered a travertine donarium featuring a bilingual Etruscan-Latin inscription, analyzed by Adriano Maggiani and Gian Luca Gregori. Since 2019, the site has been explored under Etruscologist Jacopo Tabolli, covering an area of 400 square meters and reaching depths of 4 meters. The initiative is supported by the Municipality of San Casciano dei Bagni and various contributors, with over seventy scholars and fifty students involved.