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[Simon1]

BERLIN, GERMANY—According to an Artnet News report, a court has ruled that a farmer who owned the land in central Germany where a 2,000-year-old bronze sculpture was discovered in 2009 should receive greater compensation from the government. Archaeologists discovered the well-preserved Roman sculpture of a horse’s head adorned with gold leaves at the bottom of a 36-foot well, where it had been covered with water and protected from the air. Bronze sandals, found nearby, indicate the statue had a rider. Scholars now suspect the bronzes, which date to about A.D. 9, were part of a large statue depicting Augustus, Rome’s first emperor. Article dated August 17, 2018.

 

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[ARC]

Morning.

 

[Simon1]

Morning ARC

 

[ARC]

G morning Simon.

 

[ARC]

 

[bill from lachine]

Tom,

Well the young man is from Wales same place as Tom Jones the singer and Richard Burton the actor who played Julius Caeser.

He mentions currants(black and red), rhubarb, black raspbererries also the tubers go by the name of jerusaleum artichokes or sunchokes I believe.

Hope that helps.

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Bill, I understand Americans quite perfect now but here I am complete lost. What an terrible british accent... I didn´t understand one single plant he mentioned there. Ok.. Apple was clear to hear

Can you help ?

 

[bill from lachine]

AARC,

Top of the morning....I guess the rest of the crew are sleeping in.

Morning.

 

[bill from lachine]

Simon,

Pretty shabby conservation job they should have turned it over to our buddy Tom to do a proper job.....

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QUOTE=Simon1;6023642]View attachment 1661123 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA–The Pensacola News Journal reports that conservation of a Spanish breastplate that dates back at least 450 years has revealed decorative details on its surface. Recovered from the site of the Emanuel Point I shipwreck in 1996, the armor is thought to have been worn by a conquistador in Tristan de Luna’s army in 1559. At the time, the armor was probably about one-tenth to one-quarter of an inch thick. Now, after years underwater, the iron has been converted into iron sulfide measuring only about one-fiftieth of an inch thick. Concretions on its surface, however, measuring up to three inches thick preserved its shape. John Bratten of the University of West Florida said he poured epoxy into the back of the armor and left it to harden for several years to make a cast. Student James Gazaway has continued to clean and conserve the breastplate over the past year. “Right around the neckline there’s four parallel rows of lines about one millimeter apart,” he said. “Very precise, definitely inscribed, and part of the original decoration work on the piece.” Nov.1, 2018

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[bill from lachine]

Tom,

Well I'll give you another clue it is a yatch belonging to this fellow.

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5 Mark means that it is a german stamp for sure but I don´t know the ship. Was the Marshall isles a german colony at this time?? I am lost here

 

[bill from lachine]

Simon,

That's quite the stash would imagine the value is quite high.

 

[Simon1]

Bill said: Pretty shabby conservation job they should have turned it over to our buddy Tom to do a proper job.....

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I agree Bill. But then Tom would probably let it soak to long and disintegrate

 

[Simon1]

Simon,

That's quite the stash would imagine the value is quite high.

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I don't understand why they can't issue an estimate when they do these articles.

 

[Simon1]

Well gentlemen, it's that time of the morning so................goodnight and lights out.

 

[bill from lachine]

Simon,

Hasta la vista!

Well gentlemen, it's that time of the morning so................goodnight and lights out. View attachment 1661132

 

[bill from lachine]

Folks,

This Chinese city went all electric with it's bus fleet. Some growing pains but quite the iniative.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/dec/12/silence-shenzhen-world-first-electric-bus-fleet

 

[bill from lachine]

Folks,

For those interested in coin collecting I thought you might find this video interesting.

 

[RTR]

Rise & shine ...its Gold time

 

[bill from lachine]

Roger,

You're doing well. I guess tagging you with the gold finger moniker was the right choice....

Rise & shine ...its Gold time View attachment 1661140

 

[RTR]

Yeah Bill the table is doing Great at recovering

 

[bill from lachine]

Roger,

So how much weight are you up to since getting the new table up and running?