Italian police show latest recovery of looted art (AP)

星期五, 07月 16th, 2010

A police officer looks at some of the hundreds of ancient artifacts recovered during an operation against looted art, at the Colosseum in Roma Friday, July 16, 2010. The 337 pieces displayed at the ancient Roman arena include vases, bronze tools and marble statues of Venus, some dating as far back as the 8th century B.C. Police said the pieces are worth some 15 million euro (about $20 million) overall. They say the pieces were returned from Switzerland in June after a two-year investigation. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)AP - Italian police have recovered hundreds of ancient artifacts in their latest effort to crack down on the looting of art, and have looted art, and they chose a unique setting to display them Friday: the Colosseum.