A 19th-century religious icon showing the Baptism of Christ and another 11 icons stolen in 2005 from the Church of the Dormition of the Visokos Virgin in Kalouta, in the central Zagori district of Ioannina, has been returned from the United Kingdom, archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com reports.
According to a culture ministry announcement on Tuesday, the 12 icons were returned on July 31, after Greek and UK authorities cooperated for their return, with the assistance of the Greek embassy in London.
“The icon of the Baptism was located in June 2017, by an archaeologist working for the Directorate for the Verification and Protection of Cultural Goods, on sale in a London gallery. Following the immediate mobilization and close cooperation of the services responsible, with the assistance of the embassy of Greece in London, the icon was withdrawn from the list of works for sale,” the ministry noted.
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