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47 trafficked artifacts from Steinhardt Collection, 8 prehistoric works handed over to Greece

February 24, 2022 Archeology, Culture, FEATURED 1

Fifty-five archaeological artifacts of high artistic, historical and symbolic value were handed over to Culture Minister Lina Mendoni in a special ceremony held in the USA on Wednesday. It was the Attorney General of Manhattan Alvin Bragg who handed over the artifacts. Among them were 47 antiquities from the M. …

Steinhardt Collection: 47 stolen antiquities return to Greece

December 9, 2021 Archeology, Culture, FEATURED Comments Off on Steinhardt Collection: 47 stolen antiquities return to Greece

Forty-seven illegally trafficked Greek artifacts among the dozens surrendered by American hedge-fund billionaire Michael Steinhardt under a deal with US authorities will be returned to Greece in the coming days, the Culture Ministry announced on Thursday. The ancient items that will be returned originated from Central Greece, Crete, the Cyclades …

Exhibitions of rare ancient Greek artifacts on Cyclades islands

July 10, 2019 Archeology 2

Unique and rare ancient Greek artifacts are to be exhibited on two islands of the Cyclades group and shown to the public for the first time. The Cyclades Ephorate of Antiquities open the exhibitions on the islands of Tinos and Koufonisia in the middle of July 2019. Exhibitions Tinos, Pyrgos: …

Amazing artifacts recovered from Antikythera shipwreck (picts, video)

October 5, 2017 Archeology, Culture Comments Off on Amazing artifacts recovered from Antikythera shipwreck (picts, video)

A treasury of incredibly rare artifacts, pieces of bronze and marble statues and a mysterious have been found in the famous shipwreck of Antikythera Mechanism and recovered by archaeologists and divers. Most spectacularly, it is suggested that a total of seven bronze statues are still waiting to be recovered form …

Police seeks woman for defacing ancient Greek tombstones in Vergina

July 19, 2017 Very Mix 1

Greek police is in search of an African woman suspected to have sprayed tombstones at the Museum of Royal Tombs of Aigai in Vergina, Macedonia. According to newspaper To Vima, the incident took place beginning of May. Now everybody is wondering why authorities informed the press two months later. The …

These are the Ancient Artifacts stolen from Olympia Museum (pcts, video)

November 24, 2012 Culture, Very Mix Comments Off on These are the Ancient Artifacts stolen from Olympia Museum (pcts, video)

Greek police released pictures and video footage of the recovered artifacts stolen from the Museum of Ancient Olympia, after three Greeks were arrested on Friday for the armed robbery in February 2012. The bronze and terracotta statuettes, vases and lamps, which date from the Geometric to the Classical era, all found and …

Greek Police Captures Robbers of 77 Ancient Artifacts from Olympia Museum

November 24, 2012 Culture, Very Mix 5

Greek police arrested three Greeks responsible for the robbery of dozens of priceless ancient artifacts stolen from the Olympia Museum in February 2012. The police caught the gang leader in a Patras hotel, while he was waiting for a “customer” (police officer) to whom he was planning to sell a golden ring …

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