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An ancient Greek statue confiscated last month from suspected
smugglers and described as «priceless» is actually a fake, a culture
ministry source said on Tuesday.
"A closer examination found
moulding marks and bubble traces, leading to the conclusion that the
statue is a copy,» suggesting the statue had been cast rather than
sculpted, the official told AFP on condition of anonymity...........
The
1.2-metre statue of a kore, an archaic maiden, was found last week in a
sheep pen in the Fyli district northwest of Athens, bordering the
countryside.
An inspecting archaeologist said the sculpture was «unique» and of «priceless historical value», police said at the time.
But
ministry experts later found it was an identical copy of a statue found
on the Acropolis in Athens in 1886, down to its missing left arm and
lower section.
"The responsibility is shared by the police and the archaeologist who evaluated the statue,» the ministry official said.
Two
men were arrested last week for trying to sell the statue, which had
been initially dated to the sixth century BC, for half a million euros.
(Agence France-Presse)
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