Primus Pilus Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 A statue belonging to the Roman era was found in an olive depot located in Gemlik, Bursa.... Sabah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Oh my, that thing is a beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Although the police assumed the statue was Roman, no archaeological authority has claimed it to be Roman. Also, although the owners of this piece have attempted to sell it for $15 million, no one has ever accepted that price, and the owners themselves purchased it cheaply in the Aegean. A more conservative headline would read, "Cops bust couple for selling lawn art for too much money". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 MPC has a good point. There doesn't appear to be so much as a scratch on it (not that that means anything). Could it be that those Italian forgers are at work again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Neil Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 A more conservative headline would read, "Cops bust couple for selling lawn art for too much money". Hahahahahaha! MPC's appraisal realy made me titter just then. Like Al Capone said, 'Its funny because its true'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spittle Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Its obviously modern. How would the Romans know how to model statues on the beach volleyball scene from the starting credits to Baywatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecimusCaesar Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Looks similiar to neo-classical statues from the 18th-19th century. Has any expert given their opinion on it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 OK,OK, I'll sell it for $ 59.99 plus S & H. And you get the Mona Lisa for FREE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 GO I'll buy it if you throw also a kilo of those original diamonds in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 GO I'll buy it if you throw also a kilo of those original diamonds in. Done. Now, send me a check for $59.99 plus $5,000 S&H and $404.80 Sales Tax. Diamonds are gratis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 If you don't mind I pay you in cash. I just changed 10 turkish lira for 10.000 brand new dollars. And forget about Mona Lisa, I got 5 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentium Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 A statue belonging to the Roman era was found in an olive depot located in Gemlik, Bursa.... Sabah Now, I'm no expert but there seem to be a few anomalies, like the arms for example, they seem to be too stretched out compared to the rest of the body, it doesn't seem to maintain the proportions. The second is the subject, it looks quite unusual.. =S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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