1.   However, the gilded, artistic monument housing the ancient statue is exposed for the admiration and consideration of her devotees.

2.   Ruth sat among the Scarabae like a living plant among ancient statues.

3.   The first glimpse of an ancient statue of the Black Virgin shocks and surprises.

4.   At one time visitors could make a day trip to see the ancient Buddhist statues carved into cliffs in the Bamiyan Valley.

5.   Afterward, the screen lit up with a slide of an ancient statue of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon.

6.   Early this year the Taliban ignored world appeals and demolished two ancient Buddha statues.

7.   I made my way straight to a small museum that has been created inside, with its awe-inspiring collections of ancient statues.

8.   In recent weeks Taliban clerics destroyed ancient Buddhist statues because Buddhism is not a state-approved religion.

9.   The art, ranging from ancient Buddha statues to photos of mountain peaks, is beautiful.

10.   The circumcision conversation came up after the Croatian women and I had visited the museum in Olympia that had anatomically correct ancient statues of nude athletes.