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October 12, 2012 01:45 pm PDT
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Garden planter turns out to be Roman antique
Auction appraiser Guy Schwinge was visiting a Dorset, England home when he noticed an unusual planter in the garden. It turned out to be a Roman sarcophagus from the 2nd century. According to the Antiques Trade Gazette, research revealed that the family had purchased it a century ago from auction house Hy. Duke & Son. [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/tgszPkyNqO4/garden-planter-turns-out-to-be.html
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