Wednesday 28 March 2012

Greek police recovers ancient statue from goat-pen

A 2,500-year-old statue of a young woman that was illegally excavated and hidden in a goat-pen near Athens is seen in this undated police handout photo released on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Officers arrested the goatherder and another man who were allegedly trying to sell the work for half a million euros ($667,000). A police statement said the marble statue dates to about 520 B.C. and belongs to the kore type. It is largely intact, lacking the left forearm and plinth. (AP Photo/Greek Police handout)Greek police recovered an ancient statue that was illegally excavated and hidden in a goat pen near Athens, and arrested the goat herder and another man who were allegedly trying to sell the work for €500,000 ($667,000).


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