[colorado tanker]

I'm a little skeptical of the story that the Germans threw the head down the well as part of some sacrifice ritual. Seems like there should be more to the story.

However it got down there, it's a magnificent piece. Well worth a trip to the link to see it cleaned up and on display.

[SunkenCiv]

The town was abandoned, perhaps for years, and vandalized later. There's probably no way to date the vandalism. For all anyone knows, the ruins were in pretty fine shape for a long while, and the breaking of the statue didn't occur until the 4th or 5th century.