The second century Roman Imperial sculpture was used to decorate the garden at a Georgian country house. But to the owners’ dismay, the artefact was really worth an awful lot of money than initially realised and has recently sold at an auction for £12.2 million.

Typical garden benches are wonderful in a garden because they supply seating area for guests as well as a lovely feature point. The statue however, that is over 4ft tall, was eventually moved inside after the extent of the item’s worth was discovered and it also was recognised as being an old treasure. The family has just believed that it is a piece of modern-day artwork it was proven to staff as just being part of the estate furniture.

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