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Fairy tale find in Austria
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VIENNA — A man turning dirt in his backyard stumbled onto buried treasure — hundreds of pieces of centuries-old jewelry and other precious objects that Austrian authorities described Friday as a fairy-tale find.
Austria's department in charge of national antiquities said the trove consists of more than 200 rings, brooches, ornate belt buckles, gold-plated silver plates and other pieces or fragments, many encrusted with pearls, fossilized coral and other ornaments. It said the objects are about 650 years old and are being evaluated for their provenance and worth.
He initially posted photos on the Internet, where collectors alerted him to the potential value of the pieces, leading him to pack them in a plastic bag and lug them to the memorials office, the magazine said in its Friday edition.
Memorials office president Barbara Neubauer told Profil the objects were a "sensational find."
The magazine said the finder was not interested in cashing in on the trove and was considering loaning the collection to one of Austria's museums.
VIENNA — A man turning dirt in his backyard stumbled onto buried treasure — hundreds of pieces of centuries-old jewelry and other precious objects that Austrian authorities described Friday as a fairy-tale find.
Austria's department in charge of national antiquities said the trove consists of more than 200 rings, brooches, ornate belt buckles, gold-plated silver plates and other pieces or fragments, many encrusted with pearls, fossilized coral and other ornaments. It said the objects are about 650 years old and are being evaluated for their provenance and worth.
He initially posted photos on the Internet, where collectors alerted him to the potential value of the pieces, leading him to pack them in a plastic bag and lug them to the memorials office, the magazine said in its Friday edition.
Memorials office president Barbara Neubauer told Profil the objects were a "sensational find."
The magazine said the finder was not interested in cashing in on the trove and was considering loaning the collection to one of Austria's museums.
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<< <i>It is awesome finds such as this that feeds the fire in every treasure hunters mind. Cheers, RickO >>
no kidding ricko. the stuff dreams are made of
Nice find!!!
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