2,000-Year-Old Headless Statue Found Abandoned In A Garbage Bag Near The Greek City Of Thessaloniki
On January 18, a man walked into a police station in northern Greece with a black plastic bag he'd just found among garbage bins in the beachside town of Neoi Epivates — and inside was a 2,000-year-old statue that had been inexplicably thrown away.
2,000-year-old Greek statue found abandoned in garbage bag
A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday.
2,000-year-old statue found dumped near garbage cans
Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped ... In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was discovered in a trash dump in Rennes, France.
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.
An Ancient Headless Statue Is Found Amid Trash in Greece
Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a plastic bag among trash bins near the northern city of Thessaloniki. It was a headless, armless statue depicting a female form in a flowing,
2,000-Year-Old Greek Statue Found Abandoned in a Bag Near Trash Cans: Police
Greek authorities said the statue is from the Hellenistic period A statue dating back more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek city of Thessaloniki.
2,000-year-old statue found dumped near garbage cans in Greece
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