The Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday the repatriation of two antiquities from Switzerland to Greece on January 23, ANA reports.
According to a ministry statement, two antiquities that had been illegally removed from Greek territory at an unknown time were repatriated from Bern. These are:
– A fragment of a stone inscription (0.186m x 0.169m x 0.086m) from which five verses with main names are partially preserved. The inscription dates to the Hellenistic era (late 3rd – early 2nd century BCE) and is said to originate from the island of Kos.
– A fragment of a marble Ionic capital (0.228m x 0.228m x 0.17m), dating to the Roman era (1st – 2nd century CE), with its provenance stated as the Ancient Agora of Corinth.
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