Mysterious Statue Found in Trash Bag Turns Out to Be a 2,000-Year-Old Greek Artifact
The artifact was found in Neoi Epivates, a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. Upon its discovery, the man took the statue to his local police station where experts were called in to
2,000-Year-Old Greek Statue Found Abandoned in a Bag Near Trash Cans: Police
A statue dating more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek city of Thessaloniki.
Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans
Authorities say the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period and are investigating how it ended up among garbage. It was worse for the wear, lacking a head and arms.
2,000-year-old Greek marble statue found discarded in the trash, police say
Greek authorities investigating the statue's mysterious appearance say it dates back to the Hellenistic period between 323 B.C. and 31 B.C.
2,000-year-old statue found dumped near garbage cans in Greece
Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was discovered in a trash dump in Rennes, France. That same year, ancient bronze statues were found in a garbage dump in Tuscany, Italy.
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
2,000-year-old headless statue found in Greece near trash cans, police now investigating
The discovery of a 2000-year-old headless statue from the Hellenistic period has prompted Greek police to investigate.
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A Headless Ancient Sculpture Just Turned Up in the Trash in Greece
A headless and armless small marble Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic period turned up in the trash in Thessaloniki.
Ancient 2,000-year-old statue found in a bin bag in Greece
A historic marble statue of a woman has been found discarded in a rubbish bag by a local resident near Thessaloniki, Greece.
2,000-year-old statue found in rubbish bag in Greece
A more than 2,000-year-old marble statue of a woman has been found discarded in a rubbish bag near Thessaloniki, Greece. A ...
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