In a document procured by the analyst Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi, the group warns of consequences for anyone caught "dealing in idolatrous antiquities and ephemeral statues," and reports indicate that, even off camera, these rules have been enforced.
Two statues from Thebes indicate that he was also an intercessor in Amon's temple and that he supervised the celebration of one of Amenhotep III's Heb-Sed festivals (a renewal rite celebrated by the pharaoh after the first 30 years of his reign and periodically thereafter).
Although many written texts, paintings and statues from the period indicate that the makeup was extensively used, Egyptians saw it as magical, not medicine, Dr. Amatore said.
He said French records in Paris indicate that the statues were in place in 1939, and that the Koh Ker temple was thickly covered by jungle and inaccessible by road until it became a military staging area for Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese forces.
Inquiries indicate that the statue was moved through a Dagenham scrap dealer in December 2005 and on to another Essex scrapyard.
The statue is listed as being for "Summer 2009" which seems to indicate that it will expire in a few months, and Google may remove it.
The presence of a statue of Faustina Maggiore and of the fistula of Vibia Aurelia seem to indicate that early owner was indeed Faustina Maggiore, before she became empress as the bride of Antoninus Pius.
From just a qualitative point of view, the labelled Ca, Cu, C, O and Pb signals indicate that the main elements are the same as those probed for the 'Student' Statue'.
The presence of those fatty acids with even carbon number in their chain may indicate that a dairy fat contained in milk was used, perhaps as an early coating on all statues.
