An antiquity stolen from Lebanon in 1981, known as the "Head of the Phoenician God of Ashmoun," was returned to the Lebanese Ministry of Culture on Monday (yesterday) by the German authorities through the Lebanese Embassy in Germany, represented by diplomat Moustafa Adeeb.
In a press release issued by the Lebanese Ministry of Culture on Tuesday, we learned that "the archaeological artifact, which dates back to the Phoenician era, was listed in an auction organized in Munich by Gorny & Mosch."
It was recovered following "a letter sent by caretaker Minister of Culture, Mohammad Mortada, via the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Lebanese Embassy in Berlin, requesting it to recover the antiquity stolen from Lebanon."
Bilateral communications between the Lebanese embassy in Berlin and the relevant German authorities resulted in "the artifact being withdrawn from the auction" and delivered to the embassy.
The archaeological head of Ashmoun figures on the inventory list of the General Directorate of Antiquities.
In a press release issued by the Lebanese Ministry of Culture on Tuesday, we learned that "the archaeological artifact, which dates back to the Phoenician era, was listed in an auction organized in Munich by Gorny & Mosch."
It was recovered following "a letter sent by caretaker Minister of Culture, Mohammad Mortada, via the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Lebanese Embassy in Berlin, requesting it to recover the antiquity stolen from Lebanon."
Bilateral communications between the Lebanese embassy in Berlin and the relevant German authorities resulted in "the artifact being withdrawn from the auction" and delivered to the embassy.
The archaeological head of Ashmoun figures on the inventory list of the General Directorate of Antiquities.
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