Ken’s Korner: Roman statue head is finally recovered
News & Views from the World of Antiques & Collectibles
By Ken Hall
The head of a priceless and ancient Roman statue that had been missing for decades has finally been recovered. The terra cotta funerary piece, possibly depicting Agrippina the Younger, a Roman empress and mother of Nero, the brutal Roman leader. It had been stolen 30 years ago from Pompeii, the Roman town that was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. Pompeii is today one of Italy’s most famous tourist attractions. Authorities stumbled on the antiquity quite by accident, and made two arrests in the process.