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| Source: See MSN.com link below. |
A pair of carved stone statues used as garden ornaments have sold for more than £195,000 ($265,510) after it was revealed that they were ancient Egyptian relics dating back thousands of years, an auction house has said...
The "heavily weathered" statues, which had been used to decorate a garden patio until last month, had been bought for "a few hundred pounds" at another auction 15 years ago and were believed to be 18th century replicas of ancient Egyptian relics, according to the auction house.
One statue even had its head re-attached with cement by a local builder under the instruction of the previous owners, auctioneer James Mander told CNN Tuesday.
"We didn't really question them and put them in [at auction] at £300 to £500 ($410 to $680)," Mander told CNN. "And then the auction just went crazy," he said.
Here is the link for that story.
Garden statues turn out to be ancient Egyptian relics, selling for $265,000 (msn.com)
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The seasons come and go. Not only do the leaves change up north, but we actually have some changes in Florida too. For one thing, the license plates change as the snow birds arrive, but also the beaches change as do finds.
Except when we have a hurricane or good storm the summer months are slow. Sand accumulates on the beaches and older items, with few exceptions, are buried too deep to be recovered by detectorists.
As I often say, you can always find something. This summer I spent some time on the Indian River Ridge site and found a lot of old railroad related items. I hunted that mostly at the beginning of summer. Nothing worth anything came from that detecting, but I enjoyed it - especially trying to figure out what caused all the artifacts to be lost there and when it happened.
One spot on the Indian River eroded this summer when there were some good southeast winds. That spot was to the north of some mangrove trees and eroded an nice area. I was fortunate to find a good old soda water bottle there and a few other things. That spot lasted a few weeks.
Of course you can always hunt inland sites, and you can always hunt the beaches for modern items, including coins and jewelry. This summer wasn't bad for hunting the beaches if you are content finding modern items and can take the heat.
There were some nice beach finds this year as there always are. Of course, class rings are not uncommon, as well as wedding bands and other rings.
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| Old Compass Metal Detector. Photos submitted by JamminJack. |
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| Source: MagicSeaWeed.com. |