
Stolen Roman statue found in Brussels antique shop
A Roman statue dating back to the First Century BC has been recovered, almost a decade after it was stolen from an archaeological site in Italy. Two Italian officers came across the sculpture of a headless figure wearing a toga at an antique shop in Belgium. Suspicious of its origins, they searched a database of stolen artefacts and discovered the “Togatus” statue had been missing since 2011. The sculpture is believed to be worth around €100,000 ($120,000, £87,000). The two officers, who work for the antiquities division of the Carabinieri military police, were in the Belgian capital Brussels for a … Continue reading Stolen Roman statue found in Brussels antique shop