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Feds Return Stolen Roman Statue to Italy

Stolen from a Vatican banker's villa used by both Benito Mussolini and the Allied Army before and after World War II, a Roman marble statue will return to Italy, federal prosecutors said Thursday.


The Torlonia Peplophoros, a sculpture of a young goddess, is named after Italian marquis Giovanni Torlonia. Torlonia bought a villa in 1797 that remained in the family for exactly two centuries and now bears his name.

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Source: http://www.courthousenews.com/

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