Three Greek Antiquities Repatriated from the United States

On Tuesday, the Greek Culture Ministry announced that three Greek antiquities, removed from Greece at an unknown date, have been repatriated from the United States. A US citizen surrendered the artifacts to the Greek Consulate in Atlanta on September 13.

The returned items include a fragment of a marble tombstone depicting a female figure in flat frontal relief, a section of an Attic funerary relief made from Pentelic marble, and a bronze statuette of a nude young man.

Culture Minister Lina Mendoni emphasized the significance of repatriating such antiquities, stating, “The return of artifacts that rightfully belong to Greece but are held abroad is a matter of national importance and a high political priority for the Ministry of Culture. This success underscores the effectiveness of our bilateral agreements to prevent and address the illegal trafficking of cultural goods.”