Rare 1,800-year-old figurine found in Jerusalem

AP via Breitbart ^ | Jan 27, 2009 | KAREN ZOLKA

[Jet Jaguar]

n 1,800-year-old figurine believed to have originated from the eastern stretches of the Roman Empire has been discovered by archaeologists outside the walls of the old city, the Israeli Antiquities Authority said. The 2-inch (5-centimeter) marble bust depicts the head of a man with a short curly beard and almond-shaped eyes who may portray a boxer, the authority said.

"The high level of finish on the figurine is extraordinary, while meticulously adhering to the tiniest of details," Doron Ben-Ami and Yana Tchekhanovets, directors of the excavation, said in a joint statement released Monday. Nothing similar has ever been uncovered in Israel, they said, calling it a "unique find."

[Jet Jaguar]

[Jet Jaguar]

ping.

[Loyal Buckeye]

There are a lot of photoshop opportunities with that. hint...hint...hint...

[mysterio]

Pretty cool.

[BenLurkin]

Socrates?

[SunkenCiv]

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[Uncle Miltie]

Proof the Romans played Chess.