Gruesome Roman carriage ornament on display at British Museum

In 2024, a metal detectorist in England stumbled upon a metal figurine depicting a panther with its paws atop a bearded man’s severed head. The item, which dates to between 43 and 200 C.E., was recently featured at an event at the British Museum. Experts say the item probably once adorned a Roman-era carriage that belonged to a high-status individual—a successful farmer or merchant, for example.
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