An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ...
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Professing Faith: Do unicorns really exist?
Of all the mythical beasts conjured up by the creative minds of history, few are as well known as the unicorn. With the body ...
Archaeologists Discovered a 1,700-Year-Old Statue of Hercules—Without His Head
Archaeologists excavating a private property in Florence, Italy, discovered a 20-inch statue of Hercules missing its head, ...
Aiken County Public Library events for the month of April
French Classes will meet Fridays. Conversational level will meet at 2 p.m. This program is sponsored by the Alliance Française. For more information, visit afaiken.com. This is not for beginners. You ...
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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ... The griffin, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, symbolized ...
The Lion Capital of Ashoka: A Statue’s Roaring Symbolism
The elegantly carved feline figures from the third century B.C., unearthed by the British in northern India, embody both ...
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Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Is Returned to Greece from New York in Major Repatriation Move
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in southern Greece, the latest repatriation marking a broader shift in the ...
The Lion Painting Hanging in a Family’s Living Room? It Was a Rare Delacroix All Along
An original oil painting by Eugène Delacroix was hanging in French home for over 150 years—it's now expected to fetch ...
Painting Hung in Family Home for 150 Years—Then They Discovered Its Value
The piece, titled Study of Reclining Lions, had been in the same family's possession for 150 years since the posthumous sale of the artist's studio in 1864. The work is set to go to auction where it ...