Are you Roman tonight? Statue of ‘Elvis’ chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer
With his dashing chiselled features, swept back hair and perky bouffant the resemblance is unmistakable.
But incredibly this carving of Elvis Presley was created around 1800 years before the King of Rock and Roll first warbled his first note.
The amazing likeness has come to light as part of a sale of ancient antiques by the auction house Bonhams.
The Roman Elvis is in fact a genuine marble acroterion – a kind of architectural ornament often found for decoration on the corners of a sarcophagus, a stone tomb or burial chamber.
ElvisIt forms part of a collection owned by Melbourne-based Graham Geddes – one of the world’s most foremost collectors – which is estimated to sell for more than £1m when it goes on sale in October.
