Viggen Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Accidentally discovered by a French farmer plowing his field near the village of Berthouville in rural Normandy in 1830, the spectacular hoard of gilt-silver statuettes and vessels known as the Berthouville Treasure was an ancient offering to the Gallo-Roman god Mercury. Following four years of meticulous conservation and research in the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Antiquities Conservation Department, the exhibition Ancient Luxury and the Roman Silver Treasure from Berthouville, on view at the Getty Villa November 19, 2014, to August 17, 2015, will present this unique collection of ancient silver in its full splendor and offer new insights about ancient art, technology, religion, and cultural interaction... ...full article at Popular Archaeology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Lucky guy. At least he didn't end up dead like the Romanian who found a silver hoard in a quarry (the hoard is currently in a London vault awaiting the results of protracted legal action - the current owner cannot legally sell it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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