2,000-year-old headless statue found in Greece near trash cans, police now investigating
The discovery of a 2000-year-old headless statue from the Hellenistic period has prompted Greek police to investigate.
Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans
Authorities say the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period and are investigating how it ended up among garbage. It was worse for wear — no head and no arms.
An Ancient Headless Statue Is Found Amid Trash in Greece
On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a plastic bag among trash bins near the northern city of Thessaloniki. It was a headless, armless statue depicting a female form in a flowing, draped garment.
2,000-year-old statue found dumped near garbage cans in Greece
Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was discovered in a trash dump in Rennes, France. That same year, ancient bronze statues were found in a garbage dump in Tuscany, Italy.
Ancient Statue Found Near Garbage in Northern Greece
An ancient statue dating to the Hellenistic era was found in a black bag next to garbage bins in Greece's northern city of Thessaloniki.
Greek police investigating ancient statue found in bag near trash cans
Police in Greece are investigating the discovery of a 2,000-year-old statue in a black bag near some trash cans in a suburban municipality in the Thessaloniki region on Saturday.
2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece
A headless marble statue, believed to be over 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near Thessaloniki, Greece. Dating to the Hellenist
2,000-year-old statue found in bin bag in Greece
A man found the headless statue of a woman just outside Greece's second biggest city before handing it over to local authorities. | ITV National News
Ancient Statue Found Dumped 'Near Dustbins': Greek Police
Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near dustbins in the northern city of Thessaloniki.
A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a ...
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Ancient 2000-year-old marble statue found in rubbish bag in Greece as police launch probe into bizarre discovery
A 2,000-year-old headless marble statue has been discovered in a rubbish bag near Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city.
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