Roman emperor head discovered in a package!
Updated on: 10.11.2008, 17:55
Published on: 10.11.2008, 16:57
The marble head of a statue of a Roman emperor was delivered in the National History Museum today from "Sofia Airport - Customs". The head, most probably representing Octavian August, was found in a package sent from Haskovo to Western Europe.
It was part of a sculpture or a bust of the famous Roman emperor who conquered Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
According to NHM's director Bozhidar Dimitrov this is a piece of art with excellent qualities and the work of a master, probably dating back from I c. A.C.
"Findings of such a magnitude arrive once every 25 years", remarks Dimitrov.