Heirs of British scholar return ancient artifacts to Greece
ATHENS -- Amid the ruins of Athens' ancient Stoa of Attalus, Greeks welcomed the homecoming on Wednesday of six priceless black-glazed ceremonial pottery pieces from the collection of [the late] British scholar Martin Robertson.
The miniature artifacts were handed over to the Ancient Agora's museum following the death of Robertson, the author of A History of Greek Art. The British scholar, who died in 2004, had acquired the items from American archaeologist Luy Talcott, the recording secretary of the Agora excavations in the 1930s and '40s.
The artifacts were presented by one of Robertson's sons, Stephen, at a special ceremony, who stressed that he was bringing a gift by his father to 'his beloved Greece.'...
It is the eighth time over the past year that artifacts taken from Acropolis-related sites have been repatriated to Greece.
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The miniature artifacts were handed over to the Ancient Agora's museum following the death of Robertson, the author of A History of Greek Art. The British scholar, who died in 2004, had acquired the items from American archaeologist Luy Talcott, the recording secretary of the Agora excavations in the 1930s and '40s.
The artifacts were presented by one of Robertson's sons, Stephen, at a special ceremony, who stressed that he was bringing a gift by his father to 'his beloved Greece.'...
It is the eighth time over the past year that artifacts taken from Acropolis-related sites have been repatriated to Greece.