Getty Is Expected to Return Gold Wreath to Greece
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After nearly a year of negotiations, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has agreed in principle to return a rare fourth-century B.C. gold funerary wreath to Greece that cultural officials there contend was ...Comment
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After nearly a year of negotiations, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has agreed to return a rare fourth-century B.C. gold funerary wreath to Greece that cultural officials there contend was illegally removed from Greek soil.
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Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou will consider legal action if the Sydney 2000 Olympics 100 meters gold medal, returned by disgraced U.S. sprinter Marion Jones, is not awarded to her, her lawyer said on Friday.
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The J. Paul Getty Museum announced on Monday that it had agreed to hand over an ancient gold funerary wreath and a marble statue that were illegally excavated and removed from Greece.
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Coin collectors and history buffs lined up to be among the first to get a new quarter commemorating the Golden State's history, featuring the likeness of John Muir, his beloved Yosemite and a California condor.
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ATHENS, Greece -- In a rented warehouse in Athens&#39; Alimos neighborhood, a group of Greek florists with blistered fingers are working to be a part of Olympic history.
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Greece's top religious leader asked Pope Benedict on Thursday to return a piece of the Parthenon in the Vatican Museums, Greek officials said.
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From love letters to evening dresses, personal belongings of Greek-American opera diva Maria Callas will be put up for sale in Milan in December.
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ATHENS, Greece--With a laurel wreath on his head and a gold medal draped around his neck, Jeremy Wariner, 20, was asked to describe the view.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has agreed to pay a visit to Athens in October after he canceled a planned trip to attend the Olympic Games closing ceremony, the Greek government said on Saturday.
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Jewels which belonged to the late Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas have fetched 2.19 million Swiss francs (1 million pounds) at auction, triple the pre-sale estimate, Sotheby&#39;s says.
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An unknown painting by old master El Greco, discovered by chance in a brown envelope in a flat in Spain, will be offered for sale in December with a starting price of 600,000 pounds (&#36;1.1 million).
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The leader of Greece's Orthodox Church will return home for chemotherapy to treat a cancer that spread from his liver to his abdominal cavity, his doctor said Tuesday.
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The gilded treasures of King  Tutankhamun are on their way back to the United States in what  could prove a gold rush for Egypt and big business.
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Italy told the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles on Thursday it must return all disputed art works in its collection and said the era when respected museums could get away with displaying looted antiquities was over.
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With the return of a long-sought masterpiece of antiquity, Italy on Friday trumpeted one of the successes of its campaign to recover what it says are looted treasures from museums and collectors around the world.
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New Zealand is glad three of its athletes have been crowned Olympic champions, but if they bring home their olive wreaths from Athens, the wreaths risk going up in smoke.