#burghley house

[thesixthduke]

#country house #stately home #architecture #england #burghley house #higginsandcole #english country house

[blueiskewl]

Roman Sculptur Head and Bust Discovered at Burghley House in England

A mysterious 1,800-year-old Roman statue has been unearthed during car park construction work.

Now taking pride of place on display within the dramatic Hell Staircase at Burghley House, the marble head of a Roman lady was discovered by a digger driver in spring 2023, closely followed two weeks later by a marble bust.

After being cleaned, experts dated the sculpture from the First or Second Century, with an iron dowel added later, allowing it to be attached to a bust or pedestal.

This type of adaptation was often carried out by Italian dealers in antiquities during the late 18th Century to make excavated ancient fragments more attractive to aristocrats travelling in Italy on what was known as the Grand Tour.

It is believed that it was during one of the ninth Earl’s two tours to Italy in the 1760s, when he purchased many antiquities, that he brought the sculpture back to Burghley.

But it remains a complete mystery how the head and bust ended up buried in the park, with explanations ranging from a bungled burglary to someone simply discarding the statue and it later being covered by soil.

It is also unclear how long it has remained hidden underground before being discovered in late April 2023 when the new car park was nearly complete.

It was during work on an overflow parking area, at the edge of the main site, that digger driver Greg Crawley noticed a pale object amongst the lifted earth, which turned out to be the head. Thrilled with the discovery of the ancient artifact, to everyone’s amazement just weeks later a second discovery was made within a short distance of where the head was found, when the bust was also unearthed.

Both items were immediately taken to Burghley’s Curator before being sent to a professional conservator who was able to carefully clean and consolidate the figure, revealing the features of a beautiful Roman lady, before reassembling both pieces as they had been intended. The find was also reported to the British Museum, which maintains a database of such discoveries.

And when the House opens again for the 2024 season, on 16 March, the remarkable find will be on display, together with an explanation about its discovery, and alongside other sculptures that were purchased by the ninth Earl.

#Roman Sculptur Head and Bust Discovered at Burghley House in England #Burghley House #marble #marble statue #marble sculpture #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #roman history #roman empire #roman art

[mypepemateosus]

#Burghley House #England. Built and still inhabited by the Cecil family. The exterior largely retains its Elizabethan appearance.

[vox-anglosphere]

Burghley House was built in the shape of an 'E' to honour Queen Elizabeth I. It lies on the border of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire.

#Burghley House #Stamford #Lincolnshire #Cambridgeshire #UK #Lord Cecil #Cecil family #Elizabethan era #baroque #Elizabethan architecture #Peterborough #English mansions

[tibbyscamera]

#tibbyscamera #photography #gardens #original photographers #spring #burghley house

[mrsctlandscapes]

Burghley House,

oil on canvas 16 inch x 12 inch Prints for sale > https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MrsCTLandscapes

#mrsctlandscapes #landscape painting #oilpainting #landscape #oil on canvas #oil painting #realism #art prints #burghley house

[qwertybisworld]

Tempo antico...

#scatto fotografico #fotografia #foto #photographers on tumblr #snapseed #albero #trees #my photos #photography #stamford #burghley house

[themaninthegreenshirt]

Burghley House

#Burghley House #interiors #queen victoria #england #great britain

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Burghley House, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND

#burghley house #lincolnshire #england #inglaterra #europe #europa

[theartofgooglebooks]

Foxing x moire, Burghley House.

From p. 204 of The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth by John Nichols (1823)

#Google Books #digitization #art #lit #tech #books #rare books #book art #library #libraries #foxing #moire #Burghley House #used books #old books #photography #new media

[princessanneftw]

Princess Anne greeting Mark Phillips’s daughter Stephanie at the Burghley Horse Trials on 4 September 2022

#awww #this is sweet #this fam are all so close #like she grew up at gatcombe too #and still lives there afaik #and probably stayed in the main house with peter and zara #anne wouldve been there since she was born #bless #princess anne #princess royal #stephanie phillips #anne does stuff #burghley #british royal family #brf

[thesixthduke]

#country house #stately home #english country house #architecture #higginsandcole #burghley house #folly #garden house #england

[dlyarchitecture]

#Heaven Room - Burghley House - Lincolnshire #England #UK

[mypepemateosus]

#La habitación azul de Burghley House.

[vox-anglosphere]

Tea time in the opulent Black & Yellow Bedroom of Burghley House

#Burghley House #Black & Yellow Bedroom #4-poster bed #UK #tapestry #canopy bed #tea time #Elizabethan era #antiques #embroidery #period furniture #English mansions #Cecil family

[ardley]

The Heaven room & Kronos - Burghley House

photographed by Freddie Ardley

#photographers on tumblr #photography #artists on tumblr #travel #beauty #interiors #interior design #painting #history #art #drama #dark #uk