Relief marble slab from the 4th century BC seized by Greek police

A marble relief slab carved with a female figure of significant archaeological and historical value, as well as a section of a cylindrical amphora handle, were discovered during the course of an organized operation by the Ioannina Police Department, in a car in the area of ​​Agrinio (in the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit of Greece), followed by the arrests of the driver and co-driver.

Ioannina Police Department photo

According to an archaeologist from the Ephorate of Antiquities of Ioannina, the stylistic features of the triangular-shaped relief, which appear to be part of a funerary stele, indicate a date "probably in the 4th century BC".

The seized antiquity was handed over to the Ephorate of Antiquities for safe-keeping and further assessment, said to the police announcement.

Source: ANA-MPA [September 07, 2017]