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Roman Elvis Sold

October 16, 2008 | Other
A Roman marble head that looks like Elvis – right down to the quiff – was sold for £24,000 at auction yesterday (42.000 $US).

The 13-inch carving, which came from a 2nd century AD sarcophagus, was bought by an unnamed collector at a Bonhams sale in London. Antiquities specialist Georgiana Aitken said: “It bears an uncanny likeness to Elvis. It’s the quiff that does it. It wasn’t a hairstyle of the day as far as I know.”
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Jerome returns wrote on October 17, 2008
No, that's Charlie Rich!..
theoldscudder wrote on October 18, 2008
No Jerome It's a teenage Jay Leno.