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Greece: The itinerary of a stolen stele
- Source: The UNESCO Courier, Volume 2020, Issue 4, Nov 2020, p. 18 - 20
- Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
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- 01 Nov 2020
Abstract
This is the story of a Greek funerary stele from the fourth century BC, put up for sale by an international auction house in 2017. The piece was not withdrawn from the auction catalogue even after the warnings of an expert regarding its dubious provenance, backed by solid evidence. It would take over a year and numerous initiatives before the stele was finally returned to the Greek authorities.
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