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To: Sawdring
I didn’t go to the link, but why are they taking glamour shots of her with the mask?

Because it's Christie's Antiquities and not a museum.

From the article: "Described as a "hugely important discovery", it is now expected to fetch £300,000 at Christie's Antiquities auction in London on 7 October."

21 posted on 09/14/2010 4:52:09 AM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon

It will bring much more.


22 posted on 09/14/2010 7:17:45 AM PDT by DontTreadOnMe2009 (So stop treading on me already!)
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To: decimon

That is in the UK. Why didn’t the government claim it under “Trove Law” and pay off the finder? Or was it found somewhere else?


33 posted on 09/15/2010 6:13:04 AM PDT by Little Ray (The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!)
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