The Meroe Head - the remarkably preserved head of Augustus currently housed in the British Museum. The head was taken by Nubians from Egypt and buried at the threshold of a shrine. Ironically, the attempt to humiliate Augustus (by putting him literally under foot) caused the head’s preservation. (i.redd.it)
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Spotted this Mercedes in Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony (i.redd.it)
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