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An Ancient Greek statue was found in a bag near garbage cans in Thessaloniki, Greece, police said on January 22. The statue was discovered by a 32-year-old man “inside a black bag near trash cans,” ...

A sculpture dating ... most renowned works of Greek art come from the period, including the Winged Victory of Samothrace, at the Louvre Museum; the Barberini Faun; the Venus de’ Medici; and ...

According to a release from the Greek police, an unnamed 32-year-old man told police he found a black bag near a group of trash cans that contained a headless and limbless statue. Assuming the ...

Greek authorities said the statue is from the Hellenistic period Greek Police A statue dating back more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek ...