Incomplete but beautiful after restoration. Ready to be admired at the Li Punti Restoration and Conservation Center in Sassari. On Saturday from 4:30 to 8:30 PM, as part of the European Heritage Days, you can admire the gigantic, armored, headless emperor (probably Hadrian), part of the cult statue of Hercules, and the bust of another armored figure with two capitals.
They were discovered in 2009 during excavations that began in 2006 in the "Colonia Iulia Turris Libissonis." The area within Porto Torres was part of a massive and complex building complex opposite the ancient Roman port. Today, in the center of Li Punti, the sponsorship project (by Ef Solare Italia, a photovoltaic operator) was presented, which supported the restoration and opening of the sculptures on Via delle Terme to public view. The project was carried out by the specialized firms Luciano Sini - Restauro monumento e scavi archeologici srl and ATRAMENTUM Restauri srl, under the direction of the Superintendency of Sassari and Nuoro and with a team of specialists for the diagnosis, reconstruction, and study of the finds.
There's talk of opening the facility because the statues and capitals will be relocated to Porto Torres in the future, and Mayor Massimo Mulas supports the collaboration with the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape of Sassari-Nuoro. "Politicians must help enhance the value of Porto Torres's assets and also monetize them. I'm grateful for the approach being used to showcase our heritage."
Superintendent Monica Stochino emphasized how "important discoveries emerged from that excavation, conducted almost in an emergency in 2006," while Gabriella Gasperetti, from the Li Punti Center, described the various phases of the long and complex operation.
