A mysterious Roman statue, believed to be 1,800 years old, is now on display nearly a year after it was unearthed from the parking lot of an estate in England.
A construction worker first discovered the marble head of the statue during work on a new visitor parking lot for Burghley House in the spring of 2023Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven years.A “mysterious” Roman statue, believed to be 1,800 years old, will soon be on display nearly a year after it was unearthed from the parking lot of an estate in England.
Experts believe the sculpture was brought back to the estate from one of Brownlow, the ninth Earl of Exeter's two tours of Italy in the 1760s, “when he purchased many antiquities” according to Wednesday’s press release. An iron dowel was added to the statue after it was cleaned “allowing it to be attached to a bust or pedestal,” according to the estate.The bust will be on display along the Hell Staircase at the historical Tudor-era mansion — which dates back to the 16th century — “alongside other sculptures that were purchased by the ninth Earl," when the estate opens for its spring season on March 16.
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