Stolen Greek relics found in London

[alp227]

Source: The Guardian

Six stolen icons discovered in an art gallery near the Greek embassy in London have become the focus of a police inquiry as Athens tries to unravel how the religious works ended up on the international art market.

The magnificent pieces, painted over 200 years ago in typical Byzantine fashion, adorned Orthodox monasteries and churches in remote northern Greece until they were snatched by thieves.

"We have indisputable photographic evidence of their existence and it goes without saying that we want them back," said police chief Dimos Koursilos, who heads the country's art squad. "All of them were reported stolen in the last decade," he told the Guardian.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/mar/20/stolen-greek-relics-in-london

[stockholmer]

1. stolen Greek sovereignty would be also found there,courtesy of the City bankers & their bond markets

add Ireland, Spain, Portugal, etc. and most of the 3rd world to that list too.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Thought this going to be

a Nana Mouskouri post. :shrug:

[DURHAM D]

3. I thought it was a reference to these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles

[NYC_SKP]

4. Those should go back. eom.

[JCMach1]

5. Now if they can just get the Elgin Marbles back!

[provis99]

6. Unfortunately, cultural theft is a common thing.

I don't think the Ottomans are going to give back Constantinople, or any of the Byzantine artifacts they looted, anytime soon.