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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Ancient Greek statue found in goat pen

Athens police say goat herder and accomplice attempted to sell €12m marble sculpture of young woman for just €500,000 Greek police have recovered an ancient statue that was illegally excavated and hidden in a goat pen near Athens, and arrested the goat herder and another man who were allegedly trying to sell the work for €500,000 (£420,000). The marble sculpture of a young woman dates to about ...

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