Marble head of a man, part of the head of a clay figurine made in a mold probably of the Roman period, a complete figurine of the Cycladic type, among the antiquities that were confiscated and constitute objects of historical and archaeological value
They were collected ancient objects which were found in the morning hours of Monday (11/20) in hillside in Gournes Heraklion.
The ancient objects were transported by a team of police officers and examined by an archaeologist of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Heraklion, who stated that they fall within the protective provisions of the Antiquities Protection Law.
The antiquities that were confiscated and constitute objects of historical and archaeological value are the following:
-  marble head of a man,
-  part of the head of a clay figurine made in a matrix, probably from the Roman period,
-  intact Cycladic-type figurine of a female figure with hands joined in the abdomen, probably of the third millennium BC,
-  end of a bronze sword with a central rib, probably from the Minoan period,
-  bone tool with four holes broken into -3- parts,
-  part of a classical or Roman period stringer,
-  votive clay female figurine made in a matrix probably of the classical or Roman period and
-  Byzantine copper alloy buckle of the seventh century AD.
The antiquities will be handed over for safekeeping and final assessment to the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, while the case file will be submitted to Mr. Prosecutor Plimmeliodiki of Heraklion.
Source: Skai
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