Israel Returns over a Dozen Artifacts as Greece Pushes to Bring Antiques Home
The handover marks Israel’s first return of antiquities to Greece and supports Athens’ campaign to recover objects tied to the Acropolis.
- On Tuesday, Israel returned 22 ancient artifacts that had been illegally removed from Greece, marking the first time the country has repatriated antiquities to the Greek government.
- Athens is broadening cultural ties as part of its campaign to secure the return of 2,500-year-old sculptures from the Acropolis, currently displayed at the British Museum in London.
- Culture Minister Lina Mendoni received the collection at the National Archaeological Museum, which includes a bronze statuette and pottery dated from about 700 B.C. to 320 B.C.
- The two countries have strengthened energy and defense ties, including an August deal for the Achilles Shield air defense system valued at about $3.5 billion, the largest defense contract between them.
- Israeli ambassador to Greece Pninat Yanay said the items were recovered during an investigation into the illegal antiquities trade, underscoring the broader symbolic importance of returning cultural objects to their origin.
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Israel Returns 22 Ancient Artifacts to Greece in Historic First Antiquity Restoration
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Twenty-two antiquities originating in Greece, seized in 2020 from warehouses in central Israel as part of an investigation into illegal antiquities trading, were returned to Greek authorities on Tuesday. The artifacts were formally handed over during a ceremony at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, following the completion of legal proceedings in […]
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ATHENS: Israel on Tuesday returned to Greece 22 “illegally removed” ancient vases, drinking vessels and a statue in what Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni called a gesture of “particular significance.” The handover in an Athens museum was staged as Greece steps up a campaign to secure the return of sculptures taken from the Acropolis. The artefacts mainly date to the fifth and sixth centuries BC and were seized by Israel Antiquities Authority …
Israel returns over a dozen artifacts as Greece pushes to bring antiques home
Israel on Tuesday returned 22 ancient artifacts that had been illegally removed from Greece, as Athens steps up an international repatriation campaign ultimately aimed at securing the return of sculptures taken from the Acropolis.
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