Ancient fresco among 60 treasures returned to Italy from US

Herculaneum fresco among dozen of treasures returned to Italy by US

Italy is celebrating the return of 60 ancient artefacts, some dating back to first century BC, with total value of more than €18.4m.

An ancient fresco is among 60 treasures the U.S. is returning to Italy

ROME — A fresco depicting Hercules and originally from Herculaneum, a city destroyed along with Pompeii by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius, was back in Italy Monday, along with 59 other ancient pieces illegally trafficked to the United States.

An ancient fresco is among 60 treasures the U.S. is returning to Italy

U.S. authorities announced that the fresco depicting Hercules and dozens of other trafficked objects, which ended up in private collections in the United States, would go back to Italy.(Image credit: Andrew Medichini/AP)

Ancient fresco depicting Hercules among 60 treasures returned to Italy from US

Last summer, US authorities announced that the fresco and dozens of other trafficked objects would go back to Italy.

Fresco stolen from Herculaneum returned from the USA

60 archaeological finds worth 20 million dollars have been returned to Italy. These include a fragment of a fresco with the child Hercules choking the serpent

Ancient fresco among 60 treasures returned to Italy from US

A fresco depicting Hercules and originally from Herculaneum, a city destroyed along with Pompeii by the 79AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, is back in Italy, along with 59 other ancient pieces illegally trafficked to the United States.