2,000-year-old statue found abandoned in garbage bag in Greece
- A marble statue of a woman over 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near Thessaloniki, according to police.
- Experts determined the statue dates to the Hellenistic era, a period between 320 and 30 B.C.
- Police opened an investigation into who discarded the statue and briefly detained a man for questioning.
- The statue will be handed over to the local antiquities authority for preservation and study.
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Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near garbage bins
A Greek man has found a statue in Thessaloniki that was dumped near some garbage bins. According to initial estimates, the statue is around 2,000 years old.
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