Standing next to his diving buddy, Raanan recounted the moment the pair realised they had discovered something special.

"It took us a couple of seconds to understand what was going on," Raanan recalled. He said they left the first sculpture on the seabed when they found it, but then when they discovered a second, they realised it was something special and brought it to the surface. They later searched the area and uncovered more ancient artifacts.

"It was amazing. I dive here every other weekend and I never found anything like that ever," he said.