The US has returned 36 ancient Syrian artifacts worth more than $5 million; 13 were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a Palmyra stone relief, 14 Roman mosaics were among the objects sent home
- The collection also includes 14 mosaics taken from a Roman villa in Syria.
- Among the other notable pieces is a third-century BCE mosaic section portraying the mythological wedding of Telete and Eros, created from hundreds of tiny pieces of colored stone known as tesserae.
- Ancient pieces of Syrian history that had traveled far from their original landscapes are now making the journey back home.
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- The collection also includes 14 mosaics taken from a Roman villa in Syria.
- Among the other notable pieces is a third-century BCE mosaic section portraying the mythological wedding of Telete and Eros, created from hundreds of tiny pieces of colored stone known as tesserae.
- Ancient pieces of Syrian history that had traveled far from their original landscapes are now making the journey back home.
Sources: Times of India