By Manila Ryce
Published Monday, July 28th, 2008, 5:45 am
Filed under: Personal Posts, Society/Culture
It appears Elvis was always the King of Rock. A 1,800-year old Roman bust that looks strikingly like Elvis Presley is set to go on the auction block in London.
The hunka hunka chiseled stone is a marble acroterion - a carved head from a sarcophagus corner - and will be part of a $2 million collection of more than 150 ancient works up for grabs Oct. 15.
Unlike the Postal Service, it seems the Romans decided to go with the old and fat Elvis over the young, toga-gyrating Elvis. In those days, people would offer peanut butter and banana sandwiches to stone likenesses of Bubba, god of the vomitorium. I must admit that this sculpture is really even more amazing than the one I found that looks like Sarah Jessica Parker. Kudos to the archaeologist who stole this thing.
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I have been telling everyone for years that Elvis was a stone cold FOX !! A real Hunk-o-burning Love, a Work of Art… Now i guess they will all believe me huh ? But we could have done witout you throwing in the
“fat ” remark you FAT HEAD ! You wish you looked as good as Elvis dead or alive.
Elvis Rocks… Got Elvis ????
08/6/08 at 8:37 am
OLD FAT ELVIS ??? Elvis died at only 42 years old, you call that old ? and Fat ? he was not fat , He was in poor health . and was taken from us waaaay to soon. He went home
to Jesus , and I know he is finally at peace.
Rock it out with Jesus Elvis !!!!!
08/6/08 at 8:53 am