Pair arrested after Greek police recover illegally excavated statue

Greek authorities have arrested two men in possession of an illegally excavated ancient marble statue of a young man, which they were allegedly trying to sell for €200,000.

Pair arrested after Greek police recover illegally excavated statue

Greek authorities have arrested two men in possession of an illegally excavated ancient marble statue of a young man, which they were allegedly trying to sell for €200,000.

The badly battered work, dating from around 550 BC, had been broken recently into four pieces about 1.6ft long when assembled.

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