An oenochoe, or wine jug, of the 7th century BC that had been removed from Greece during the German occupation in World War II, was returned by the Municipality of Hanover and the August Kestner Museum, the Ministry of Culture announced on Tuesday, ANA reports.
The oenochoe has a trefoil-shaped mouth and a cover and is dated to 620-600 BC. Traces of the decoration around its neck are still visible.
The vessel had been given to the August Kestner Museum by geology professor Hannfrit Putzer in 1986. It was accompanied by a letter of provenance, which said it had been handed over to him after being discovered by Germans in 1943 during excavations at the southernmost end of the Corinth Canal. The vessel was also accompanied by a description of the trench and its position in it.
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