No, these aren’t authentic. No one lifted them from ancient sites. I’m
no Lord Elgin. Originally they were given to my son, but they have been left
here for so long that I consider them mine.
But
they have to go. Why? Because I have to start getting rid of some of the
thousands of sitters and memorabilia in this special room of mine, known as the
Angel Room. It is almost impossible to let go of anything in here, so I figure
that most of the stuff will stay until we’re ready to move out of the house.
But these Greco-Roman bookends are about to continue their odyssey, back
to my son and his daughter, who loves all things Greek and Roman, even to the
point of choosing Latin as the language to study in middle school.
As far as the rug with the Coliseum, I’m not ready to let it
go yet. Um, it’s hard enough to part with the bookends.
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