anchor: Most celebrated is the tortured Laoco??n group (from Rhodes, first century b.c. first century a.d. ), only recently returned more closely to its pristine state by the removal of one statue's outstretched arm added by over-zealous 16th-century restorers ).
positive: The statue has been restored following damage in the 16th century.
negative: The statue has been kept in perfect condition since it was created.