Ancient Mosaic Stolen During WWII Returned to Pompeii
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Pompeii Archaeological Park has recovered a piece "of extraordinary cultural interest": a mosaic of erotic motifs, dated from the first century after Christ, has been returned to the historic complex of the Campania from the hands of a German family to which it arrived through a captain of the Nazi Army, who gave it as a gift after taking it from Italy during the Second World War.The mosaic, as explained by the director of the Pompeii site, Gabr…

Lost for decades, now in the museum: A Nazi villain from Pompeii is a fascinating find of ancient art.


According to the Carabinieri, the mosaic probably came into the illegal possession of the Wehrmacht during the German occupation.
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