Bronze Statues in Tuscany

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Nov 10th 2022, 6:13 am

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Bronze Statues in Tuscany

An incredible find of 24 bronze statues just south of Siena.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63564404

Nov 10th 2022, 8:23 am

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Re: Bronze Statues in Tuscany

Amazing detail...

Nov 10th 2022, 8:43 am

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Yes Incredibly wonderfull find. Astonishing how well preserved.
Insightful. Interesting I look forward to reading more.

Nov 10th 2022, 9:25 am

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Re: Bronze Statues in Tuscany

And some serious loot as well!

Nov 10th 2022, 10:48 am

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Time to buy a little house in San Casciano dei Bagni and turn it into an Airbnb?

Nov 10th 2022, 11:57 am

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And some serious loot as well!

The detectorists will be out this weekend at the hot springs. 6000 coins were found.

Nov 10th 2022, 3:58 pm

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The detectorists will be out this weekend at the hot springs. 6000 coins were found.

And there was U.vd L hoping Italy could lend the EU some money instead of the other way round.

Nov 10th 2022, 5:02 pm

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And there was U.vd L hoping Italy could lend the EU some money instead of the other way round.

I think we can consume any cash the EU happen to give us and more. Its surprising that those statues hadn't been robbed years ago.
Considering the bad financial state we can still walk into the doctors surgery on Monday morning and have an appointment with specialist scheduled by Monday afternoon.