Famous bull fresco's bollocks restored

Milan is repairing the worn-out testicles of a mosaic bull on the floor of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, reports Taimaz Szirniks for the AFP. The casualty of a good-luck ritual that draws thousands of tourists—placing one's right heel on the testicles and spitting three times—the bull was restored by Gianluca Galli, who used modern materials such as epoxy resin in hopes of a more durable finish. — Read the rest The post Famous bull fresco's bollocks restored appeared first on Boing Boing.