Austria's Salzburg Museum to return stolen Greek antiquities to Russia
The Salzburg Museum in Austria said it would hand back to Russia a trove of ancient Hellenic artefacts plundered during World War II.
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One of the five tombstones looted from the USSR by the Nazis in 1943 [Credit: Salzburg Museum] |
A restitution certificate was issued for eight objects. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen presented it to Russia's Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Sochi earlier in the day.
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The other four tombstones looted from the USSR by the Nazis in 1943 [Credit: Salzburg Museum] |
The eight artefacts include five grave reliefs and three amphorae dating from the fourth century BC, when the ancient Greeks colonized the shores of the Black Sea.
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The three amphorae, looted from the USSR by the Nazis in 1943 [Credit: Salzburg Museum] |
Author: Fahad Shabbir | Source: UrduPoint [May 28, 2019]
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