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From Roman London, a Jigsaw Puzzle for the Ages
Archaeologists are piecing together vivid 1,800-year-old frescoes from “thousands upon thousands upon thousands” of plaster fragments, with no picture on the box to guide them.
Stolen during WWII, an erotic Roman mosaic returns home
A steamy piece of stolen history has finally returned to Italy, decades after its initial disappearance. According to the ...
A Pompeii Mosaic, Taken by a Nazi Captain, Is Returned
The mosaic, which depicts a couple in an intimate bedroom scene, is among thousands of artifacts stolen from the ancient ...
Decades after a Nazi captain stole an erotic Roman mosaic, it returns to Pompeii
The travertine mosaic was plundered by an unknown German captain during World War II. The exact details of its provenance may never be known.
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'Erotic Roman Mosaic' Looted By Nazis Returns To Pompeii After 80 Years
An Ancient Roman mosaic panel depicting a pair of lovers has been returned to the Pompeii Archaeological Park more than 80 ...
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A Risqué Pompeii Mosaic Returns Home Decades After Wartime Theft
An erotic mosaic looted by a German officer during World War II has gone on view at Pompeii, where it likely originated.
Roman-era mosaic panel with erotic theme that was stolen during World War II returns to Pompeii
A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of ...
Roman-era erotic mosaic panel stolen by Nazi captain during World War II returns to Pompeii
The mosaic - dating between mid- to last century B.C. and the first century - stolen by a Nazi German captain and is ...