“Repatriation marks a broader change in the museum world for the return of important objects,” the international agency notes
The interest of the International Associated Press was caused by the return of the bronze head of Gripas to Greece, covering the repatriation of the ancient object now on display at the Museum of Ancient Olympia.
“The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art returned the grip that had been stolen almost a century ago by a museum in southern Greece and the last repatriation marks a wider change in the museum world to return to important objects,” notes the author of the international agency.
“Gripas, a work of the 7th century BC. It was exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, the city that was the birthplace of the Games in antiquity that later inspired the modern Olympic GamesThe AP notes.
Gripas, a mythical creature with a lion’s body and head and eagle wings, symbolized power and divine protection in ancient Greece. The bronze head is now on display next to a similar head of a grry at the Olympia Museum.
Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni attended a ceremony on Friday at the Museum, describing the return as an important moment.
“After decades of absence, Gripas returns from the New York Metropolitan Museum to the part of him“He said, praising the joint effort of the Ministry of Culture and MET to identify the past of the object.
The ceremony coincided with the visit of members of the International Olympic Committee in Greece for the election of a new president. Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and the first African to lead the world organization.
Source :Skai
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