Unknown - Silves, Portugal
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Torgut
N 37° 11.279 W 008° 26.250
29S E 549925 N 4115874
An interesting set of figurative public sculptures in a park in Silves
Waymark Code: WMFNBY
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/08/2012
Views: 5
This intriguing and definitely very interesting set of figurative public sculptures do not have any kind of sign on the spot. Unfortunately it was not possible to gather info about the sculptures online. So they remain a full mystery. No author, no name, no explanation.
They were placed on plinths in the middle of an artificial pond and they are about real life size. Near the bond there is a board dedicated to an Arab ruler and poet who was born in Silves during Muslim occupation. Perhaps the statues are about that, the parallel lives of Christian and Muslim communities. Esthetically, they could be precisely that.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown
Materials used: Stone plynths, perhaps painted stone for the figures, but too distant to be sure
Location: Public park in Silves
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