I wholeheartedly agree. The photo I couldn’t use (it was from AP) shows the head all cleaned up and shiny. :^)
Gold-plated Roman horse head found (near Frankfurt)
Associated Press | Aug 27, 2009 | Unknown
Posted on 8/27/2009, 8:11:35 PM by decimon
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2,000-year-old statue of Emperor Augustus on horseback found in stream
The Local: Germany’s news in English | Thursday, August 27, 2009 | unattributed
Posted on 08/27/2009 5:34:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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