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In Pictures: 'Germany Archeology - life-size horse head from a golden Roman statue'

By James Wray Aug 28, 2009, 0:47 GMT

A life-size horse head from a golden Roman statue is presented in Frankfurt Main, Germany, 27 August 2009. The discovery was presented to the public for the first time. The head and a shoe of a rider were discovered in archaeological diggings in Waldgrimes, the Roman town Germania Magna. The statue showed Emperor Augustus who ruled from 23 BC until 14 AD. EPA/ARNE DEDERT

State archaeologist Egon Schallmayer (L-R), Hessian Science Minister Eva Kuehne-Hoermann and Friedrich Lueth, director of the Roman-German-Commissions, present a life-size horse head from a golden Roman statue in Frankfurt Main, Germany, 27 August 2009. The discovery was presented to the public for the first time. The head and a shoe of a rider were discovered in archaeological diggings in Waldgrimes, the Roman town Germania Magna. The statue showed Emperor Augustus who ruled from 23 BC until 14 AD. EPA/ARNE DEDERT

Photographers take pictures of a life-size horse head from a golden Roman statue in Frankfurt Main, Germany, 27 August 2009. The discovery was presented to the public for the first time. The head and a shoe of a rider were discovered in archaeological diggings in Waldgrimes, the Roman town Germania Magna. The statue showed Emperor Augustus who ruled from 23 BC until 14 AD. EPA/ARNE DEDERT

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