A total of 351 antiquities that were in the process of being liquidated by antiquities dealer Robin Simes’ company have been returned by the Greek government and repatriated after a 17-year lawsuit, the Ministry of Culture announced.

It’s about statues, figurines, sculptures, ceramics, jewelry, dishes and accessories dating from Neolithic to Early Byzantine times, which were in the possession of the liquidating company Robin Symes Limited.

Among them is the bronze torso of a life-size statue of Alexander the Great, dated to the second half of the 2nd century. AD, marble torso of an archaic daughter, 500-550 AD. BC, Neolithic anthropomorphic figurine made of polished white stone. IV millennium BC, marble figurine in the form of a viola. Proto-Cycladic period I (3200-2700 BC), a marble hemispherical flask with a menoid handle and a groove around the edge. Proto-Cycladic period I-II (3000-2500 BC), marble anthropomorphic figurine with arms crossed below the chest, of the Spedos type or the so-called “normal” type. Proto-Cyclades II period (2700-2300 BC), etc.

Indicative list of antiquities

• Neolithic anthropomorphic figurine made of polished white stone. 4 millennium BC
• Marble viola figurine. Proto-Cycladic Period I (3200-2700 BC)
• A marble hemispherical flask with a black handle and an annular groove on the rim. Proto-Cycladic period I-II (3000-2500 BC)
• Marble anthropomorphic figurine with arms crossed below the chest of the Spedus type or the so-called “normal” type. Proto-Cyclades II period (2700-2300 BC)
• Marble torso of an archaic daughter. He wears a tunic with a sash at the waist and an Ionic robe, open at the front, covering his back, shoulders, and arms. Her long hair falls in tufts down her back. 550-500 BC
• Bronze torso of a larger than human statue depicting Alexander the Great. He is depicted naked, at a young age, with his head slightly turned to the left and a characteristic ruffled forehead, known as dewlap. The figurative bronze statuette, representing an idealistic portrait of the deified Alexander, can be dated to the second half of the 2nd century. ANNOUNCEMENT.
• Archaic marble head of a pupil or sphinx. Wavy ridges frame the forehead, and anklets fringe the neck. At the top of the head are holes for attaching a diadem. 550-500 BC
• Marble head of a young man. Probably a Roman copy of an original from the 4th c. e.g. A beard shaped with a needle is associated with reprocessing.
• Life size marble female statue. He wears a robe that falls to the left. 4-3 in. For example
• Marble head of a youthful form. 2 in. For example
• Three-part Mycenaean pitamfor with ribbon and lattice decor. The shape of the vessel and ornamentation are common in mainland Greece, mainly in the Peloponnese. Early 14th century For example
• Clay Mycenaean pacifier with curved handle, wavy line and ribbon decoration. 14th c. For example
• Mycenaean pseudo-mouth amphora. It has a semi-circular decoration on the shoulder, and narrow stripes on the torso. Late 12th century For example
• Attic black-figure miniature bordered goblet depicting animals. 6th c. For example
• Attic black-figure amphora type B depicting a pair of horsemen in a rectangular partition on the sides. Painter of the Acropolis 606. 575-525 BC
• Black-figured Attic goblet with edging. Obverse side A depicts birds and rams, while obverse B depicts warriors. 550-540 AD BC.
• Attic black-figure amphora with four komastes on each side. 530-520 BC
• Attic goblet painted with enamel. 500-480 AD BC.
• Deep white lykythos depicting a centaur surrounded by hymns. Probably the painter Diosphas. Beginning of the 5th c. For example
• White deep lake with the image of a man sitting on a rock. 470-460 AD BC.
• Attic red-figure chariot depicting a satyr carrying a large amphora. Against the background of the performance of a goat. Beginning of the 5th c. For example
• Type B burgundy compass with low bulbous sides and a domed cap filled with bone ankles. 5th c. For example
• Blackish alabaster with a flat base and latticework on the body. Around 460 BC
• Alabaster with a cylindrical body and two applied handles under the rim. 5th-4th century For example
• Attic three-mouthed enochoya in the form of a female head. 480-460 AD BC.
• Attic goblet painted with enamel. 475-450 AD BC.
• Spherical faience vase in the form of the river god Achelous. Rhodes laboratory. Beginning of the 5th c. For example
• Attic gateway type B with a plug. 550-525 AD BC.
• Attic amphora, painted in ink, with twisted handles and a red-figure float with alternating hymns and lotuses on the neck. 5th c. For example
• Clay skyphos with a relief floral ornament on the outer edge. 2 in. For example
• Clay skyphos with a relief ornament of Eros and pine cones on the outer periphery. At the base are three clam legs. 2 in. For example
• Alabaster amphoriscus Mycillos. 3-2 in. For example
• Silver conical flask
• Three argivals of silver color with ridges along the edge. 2nd-1st c. For example
• Silver bottle with parallel ribs on the outside and engraved leaves on the inside.
• Golden necklace. 15th-14th centuries For example
• A set of 13 gold spiral decorative elements that are likely part of a necklace. 14th c. For example
• Four gold discs with embossed spiral ornament. 1400 BC
• A pair of gold earrings with discs at the ends. 8th c. For example
• Compasses-periapts are bronze, some have onlays with busts of birds. 8th-7th centuries For example
• Bronze bird-periapts. 7th c. For example
• Bronze belt buckles with carved ornaments. 8th-7th centuries For example
• Copper wheels-periapts. This type of jewelry can be found in various places in northwestern Macedonia and Thessaly. 8th-7th centuries For example
• Copper buckles. 8th-7th centuries For example
• Copper spiral bracelets. 8th-7th centuries For example
• Bronze bird on a disc-amulet. 8th-7th centuries For example
• Solid wire copper figure-eight buckle. 8th-7th centuries For example
• Gold bracelet or earring with disks at the ends. 7th-6th centuries For example
• Silver ring with an oval gold stone inlaid with a carved image of a male figure (Satyr?) fighting a lion. 4-3 in. For example
• Golden wreath of olive leaves.
• Gold ring with engraving. 3-2 in. For example
• Twisted wire gold earrings ending in lion heads. 3rd c. For example
• A pair of gold earrings with winged orids or figures of the Phrygian god Atti. 2 in. For example
• Gold ring with striped scarab agate on a folding bezel. The image of two warriors is carved on it. 2 in. For example
• Silver spiral bracelet ending in snake heads, 2nd c. For example
• Silver bracelet made of twisted wire. It ends at the ends with snake heads on which frogs sit. 2 in. For example
• A flattened silver bracelet ending in snake heads. It results in a flat strip sheet with spirals and ion waves. 1 in. For example
• Golden tubular amulet with eight seats, each of which is inlaid with Greek letters using the niel technique. On one side is written: Ὑγιανου. 3-4 in. ANNOUNCEMENT.
• Gold pendant of a cylindrical shape with holes for hanging at the ends. 4th-5th century ANNOUNCEMENT.
• Blue glass censer. It is adorned with yellow and white fibers that wrap around from the brim to the shoulders. Made with basic technology. 2 in. For example
• Hemispherical glass bottle with engraved geometric ornament. 2 in. ANNOUNCEMENT.
• Dark blue glass incense burner. 2 in. ANNOUNCEMENT.
• Bronze figurine of a bird. 8th-6th centuries For example
• Bronze figurines of reclining lions. 6th c. For example
• Bronze figurine of a bull. 5th c. For example
• Bronze figurine of a deer. 5th c. For example
• Bronze figurine of a deer. 4th c. For example
• Bronze statuette of a young man with a porpoise chlamys on his right shoulder and Phrygian hair on his head. Most likely Dioscurus. 2 in. For example
• The torso of a kuro-type clay male figurine with hands clenched into fists close to the body. 6th c. For example
• Clay female heads. 6th-5th century For example
• Clay mask after the type of horned Achelous. Beginning of the 5th c. For example
• Bronze medical instrument handle ending in a mouse. The stem is engraved with the inscription NEOPOIO (neopio). 5th c. For example
• Bronze handle of a ritual flask (patera) with a pommel in the shape of a calf’s head. 5th-4th century For example
• The top of the handle of an alabaster vase in the shape of a ram’s head. 4th c. For example
• Bronze trim for a harness in the form of a ram’s head. 5th c. For example
• Silver gilded navel, leather bib. It has a relief ornament in the form of two sphinxes facing each other, united by a common head (two-body sphinx). 375-350 AD BC.
• Brass hydrangea handle in the shape of a siren on the nozzle. Around 450 BC
• Bronze vase handle in the form of a child Hercules dressed as a lion. 3-2 in. For example
• A copper sieve handle (sieve) ending in a duck’s head. 2 in. For example
• Bronze sphinx with body in profile and head turned. It was part of an inlaid decoration. 2 in. For example
• Marble cylindrical funerary altar with relief decor with bucephali and anthoplohemes around the circumference. 2 in. ANNOUNCEMENT.
• Copper polish. 6th-7th centuries ANNOUNCEMENT.
• Bronze police candle with a cross of the middle of the 7th-8th centuries. ANNOUNCEMENT