Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans back yard returned to Italy
Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans back yard returned to Italy
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Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans back yard returned to Italy
Nearly 2,000-year-old artifact handed over by FBI matches piece missing from museum near Rome for decades
A nearly 2,000-year-old Roman grave marker discovered in a New Orleans backyard has now been returned to Italy.
The marble epitaph – dating back roughly 1,900 years – was officially handed over to Italian officials in Rome on Wednesday during a ceremony led by the FBI. The event also marked the repatriation of another antiquity recovered in the US, the agency said.