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What an Ancient Roman Penis & Hand Transplant Looks Like

We already mention [http://hyperallergic.com/12906/italian-pm-gives-roman-statue-a-new-penis/] that the scandal-prone Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's ridiculous request to provide an antique Roman sculpture with a new penis and hand but The Telegraph shows us what the before and after of

Hrag Vartanian

November 25, 2010 — 1 min read

We already mentioned that the scandal-prone Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi requested that an antique Roman sculpture receive a new penis and hand but The Telegraph shows us what the before and after of the sculptural plastic surgery actually looked like.

Our assessment: not really worth it, and especially considering the Italian arts budget was severely cut by the government. [The Telegraph]

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