Forgotten statue kept in a margarine tub is 2,000-year-old treasure

[RadishRose]

A 2,000-year-old Roman statuette of a silver-eyed goddess Minerva that for more than a decade was kept in a plastic margarine tub is among a record number of treasure discoveries made by the nation’s army of metal detectorists.
The British Museum on Tuesday revealed the details of 1,267 finds across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, more than there has ever been since the Treasure Act was passed in 1996.


Mark Brown Arts correspondent
Tue 11 Dec 2018 10.24 EST Last modified on Tue 11 Dec 2018 15.00 EST

https://www.theguardian.com/science...-in-a-margarine-tub-is-2000-year-old-treasure

 

[wvnewbie]

W_O_W! Love stuff like this. I have some really REALLY old margarine in the back of the 'fridge.

 

[RadishRose]

 

[fmdog44]

Too cheap to use butter?