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A Man Found a Mysterious Statue in a Trash Bag on the Street. It Turned Out to Be a 2,000-Year-Old Greek Artifact
After discovering the ancient artwork in a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece, the man surrendered it to the police. Authorities are analyzing the statue and investigating why it was abandoned ...
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Ancient Greek building filled with gold and adorned with marble lions found in huge discovery
complete with marble lion sculptures and stunning gold decorations. This echoes last year's discovery when archaeologists found an ancient Greek statue tucked away in a Roman sewer. The excavation ...
A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece
A marble statue believed to be more than 2,000 years old has been found in a garbage bag near the city of Thessaloniki in Greece; experts say the piece dates back to the Hellenistic era.
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A Glorious Temple
It was the physical, marble embodiment of their values ... was the Athena Parthenos, a colossal gold-and-ivory statue that Pheidias, supposedly the general overseer of the entire Periclean ...
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Thief steals precious crown from statue of Mary at Philadelphia church
A Philadelphia parish is in shock following the brazen theft of an historic golden crown from a beloved statue of Mary.
Beloved crown stolen from Virgin Mary statue at St. John the Evangelist church in Center City
The crown was made of jewelry and gems donated by parishioners after the church experienced a major fire in the early 1900s, ...
Police release images of suspect in theft of jeweled crown from Virgin Mary statue at Center City church
The burglar broke into St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church at 13th and Ludlow Streets by smashing through a stained-glass window and stole a golden crown, police said.