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Bronze bust depicting sexually-depraved Roman Emperor Caligula is found after nearly 200 years .
The 5-inch -tall bust was excavated at Herculaneum , a Roman town destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 .
It was one of the first objects excavated in the 17th century at the site.
The bust was gifted to renowned English writer and politician Horace Walpole in the 18th century .
Walpole kept it at Strawberry Hill House , his Gothic Revival villa built in Twickenham from 1749 .
But in 1842 , the bust was sold in the 'Great Sale' when most of his collection disappeared into private hands.
He is quoted as having the catchphrase: 'Remember that I have the right to do anything to anybody' As well as indulging in the carnal pleasures of sex and gluttony, he would torture senators by making them run for miles in front of his chariot.
His lavish lifestyle drained the Roman treasury faster than he could replenish it with tax and extortion.
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