CNN reported that authorities launched an investigation to figure out who abandoned the statue. A man was briefly detained for questioning but was later released without charges, added the outlet.

Police in Greece say a marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old has been found abandoned in a garbage bag and handed to archaeologists THESSALONIKI, Greece -- A marble ...

A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80 ...

A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80 ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece — A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This undated handout photo provided by the Greek Police and released on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 shows a ...

Greece: A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered ...

A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the ...

So far, no other information about the abandoned statue has been made public, though archaeologists did announce future plans to study it further through lab tests and conservation. Surprising ...