More than 500 works, estimated to be worth around €2m and intended for the black market, have been recovered
By Tina Lepri and Ermanno Rivetti. Web only:http://www.theartnewspaper.com
Published online: 01 August 2013
Published online: 01 August 2013
Police in southern Italy have seized a large haul of
well-preserved artefacts that were illegally excavated between the two
southern towns of Benevento and Foggia, near Naples. A total of 584
antiquities were recovered, estimated to be worth around €2m and
intended for sale on the black market.