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German Woman Returns Ancient Olympic Artifact Stolen 50 Years Ago
The limestone column capital was returned after more than 50 years, marking the third artifact repatriated by the University of Muenster in recent years, Greek officials said.
- On October 13, 2025, a German woman returned the top of an ancient column taken from Olympia over half a century ago to the Greek culture ministry.
- The University of Muenster's recent returns of a twin-handled wine cup and a Roman-era marble head follow pressure from several European governments since the early 1980s.
- The fragment is described as the limestone capital of a column, measuring nine inches high and 33.5 cm 13 inches wide, taken from the Leonidaion, a 4th-century BC guesthouse at Olympia, Greece.
- The Greek culture ministry welcomed the return, praising the donor's sensitivity and courage while officials said it bolsters Athens' repatriation campaign and highlights the Parthenon Marbles dispute with the British Museum.
- Motivated by recent museum returns, the woman voluntarily handed the fragment to the University of Muenster, whose curator Torben Schreiber called the act morally right and urged more private returns.
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DailyTruthReportGerman woman who stole 2,400-year-old Greek relic returns it 50 years later: ‘Never too late to do the right thing’
A German woman who stole the top of an ancient Greek column more than half a century ago has returned it to Greece.
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German Woman Returns Greek Relic Stolen Over 50 Years Ago
A German woman who stole the top of an ancient column in Olympia over half a century ago has returned it to Greece, the Greek culture ministry said Saturday. The capital of the column, made of limestone and measuring 24 cm (nine inches) high and 33.5 cm wide, was taken from the Leonidaion, a 4th-century BC guesthouse.
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