The anonymous telephone bidder who bought it should be very
rich or a roman helmet lover, but I dont know why you would spent £ 2 million
pounds on an ancient roman helmet, I know its beautiful and all of that, but
still
£ 2 million? Imagine what you can do with that? I wouldnt spent any
money on ancient stuff. Maybe the telephoner is trying to sell it again for
some more money.. which i highly doubt but if he or she succeeds in re-selling
he would be even richer! And i do feel sorry for the Tullie House museum who
tried everything to buy it, they kept on bidding untill £ 1.7 million even when
the estimated price was around £ 300.000. What I wouldve done was give the
helmet to the museum, maybe you dont get that much money, but I think a
beautifull archaeological piece like that belongs in a museum. But the finder
found a flaw in the law of archaeological finds, and send it straight to the
auction. What I think is sad to see... But still, the guy who found this is a happy man at the expense of the museum...
Niels Verbois, 530
Article 2 Bijlagen: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/oct/07/roman-helmet-sold-two-million
08-10-2010 om 14:54
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