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See the Vatican's Magnificent Marble Statue of the Greek God Apollo Restored to Its Former Glory
Experts think the artwork is a Roman replica of a lost Greek bronze statue created by the sculptor Leochares around 330 B.C.E. The sculpted figure is celebrated for its natural stance, curled hair ...
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Divers loot hundreds of Greek, Roman artifacts off Alexandria's coast
Two divers looted hundreds of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts from ... including 305 coins, 53 statues, 41 axes, 20 bronze objects, 14 bronze cups, 12 spears, and three statue heads, according ...
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Metropolitan Museum repatriates ancient bronze griffin head that was stolen from Greek institution
The cast-bronze sculpture, which has been on display at the entrance to the Met’s Greek and Roman galleries since 1999, was previously in the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
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Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
By Graham Bowley The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning to Greece the bronze head of a griffin ... often used as votive gifts dedicated in Greek sanctuaries from the eighth to the sixth ...