Police seize priceless 2,000-year-old Aphrodite statue in Istanbul
Doğan News Agency (2016). Police seize priceless 2,000-year-old Aphrodite statue in Istanbul. Hurriyet Daily News. 12 July.
| Title | Police seize priceless 2,000-year-old Aphrodite statue in Istanbul |
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| Publication Date | 12th Jul 2016 |
| Author | Doğan News Agency |
| Source | Hurriyet Daily News |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | West and Central Asia |
| Art type | Antiquities |
| Subject | Theft, Raid or Seizure, Arrest |
| Comments | One of the men detained claimed he got the artefacts in exchange for a house he had sold. |
| Link | http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/police-seize-priceless-2000-year-old-aphrodite-statue-in-istanbul.aspx?pageID=238&nID=101515&NewsCatID=509 |
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