CALIGULA'S BARGES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20365, 20 September 1929, Page 11

CALIGULA'S BARGES.

WORK AT LAICE NEMI.

PROGRESS OF OPERATION.

Signer Belluazn, Bailian Minister of Education, visited Lake Nemi in Jalv to j inspect" the progress suf the recovery of : Caligula's barsps.. He Sound the hnlk parteaDy deanad ~of mad and another bronze wolf-bead? of similar workmanship to the other two found since the salvage operations- were begun. The head is very mr.rh like IioKC az the Theime Museum in B«me faaad'. a feßrmer attempt to salve the famous barges. Is was aufcfanritaiiveljr stated tiat if the Government, permitted some foreign caatdkv to purtiase one wolfhead found in the Ikke's bed within the past few months the TmmEjr-tfcns obtained would mors than eover iSe sctnal salvage [ expenses and .ensura'"'the- secojHf barge ! being recuperatied-. interesting ! pieces of mosaif,'' winch, apparency covI ered tits daekjs; have W»d. i ATI rsoncacned in tbs operatiomi were greatly encouraged by the progress, They are aruirins to ensure the salvage of the second and larger wMch should yield even more interesting relics, because it has not- suffered through idnansy attempts at salvage, like the smaller one near the shore. Great hopes are entertained that three private' firms .which have patriotically financed: the actual proceedings will be spurred to extend their costly efforts to the other barge.