11 Ancient Artifacts Repatriated to Greece

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Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni received the artifacts from Matthew Bogdanos, Head of the Antiquities Trafficking Unit.

The repatriated 11 ancient artifacts include:

➡️ A marble male portrait head (first half of the 1st century AD)

➡️ A marble Attic votive relief of the "funerary banquet" type (second half of the 4th century BC)

➡️ A marble basin with a lid and a marble pestle (5th-4th century BC) 

➡️ A bronze female statuette (3rd century BC)

➡️ A miniature bronze female bust (3rd century BC)

➡️ A gold ring depicting Poseidon with a trident on the bezel (1st century BC - 1st century AD)

➡️ A Mycenaean terracotta female figurine of the Psi type (1300-1200 BC)

➡️ A black-figure terracotta aryballos depicting a battle scene (600-500 BC)

➡️ A black-glazed terracotta kantharos (4th century BC)
➡️ Terracotta lamps from the 4th century BC

Lina Mendoni: "Each repatriation holds special significance, as it is directly linked to our collective and individual identity. The Greek state prioritizes the return of antiquities that rightfully belong to our homeland but have been unlawfully kept abroad."

At the conclusion of the repatriation ceremony, Lina Mendoni, on behalf of the Hellenic Republic and the Greek Government, awarded Matthew Bogdanos the Order of the Phoenix, Commander Class, in recognition of his contribution to the recovery and repatriation of numerous antiquities to Greece