Marbles VI century BC. Oe. Related to the type of japan stream, are in very good condition. They are trained to be exported for further sale outside Greece

Greek police seized two antique statues of VI century BC. Oe. and detained two farmers, who allegedly planned to sell them abroad for 10 million euros.

Two Greeks, at the age of 42 and 48 years old, were arrested May 14 in District of the Peloponnese at the time loading sculptures in the truck. The authorities suspect of involvement in a criminal group, another man, the search is still continuing.

«This is a very important discovery, which has tremendous value. And both were going to remove the statue from Greece ", - said Minister of Culture of Greece Pavlos Gerulanos (Pavlos Geroulanos).

Height sculptures made of marble, is 1,82 and 1,78 meters. They relate to the type of japan current - naked boys-athletes, which was widely distributed in the VII - VI century. BC. Oe. Supposedly, they were created by the same master in the period between 550 and 520 years. BC. Oe.

«They are identical and only differ slightly in height and hair - said Nikos Kaltsas (Nicos Kaltsas), director of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, where the sculptures will be temporarily transferred for storage and study. - most likely the author would like to create two identical pieces, which would become part of the sculptural group ».

statues are in very good condition, missing only fragments of the lower parts of legs, which , appears to have been cut off agricultural machinery or tool that excavations. Archaeologists hope to find the missing parts and restore the sculpture fully, as chips have been made recently.

Finds of this kind are rare. Over the past ten years the excavations have found only three sculptures in such good condition. More rarely, the same pair of statues.

place where they found Kouros, to determine so far failed. Experts suggest that they may relate to the ancient city Tene. Through the testimony of ancient writers know that he was between Corinth and Mycenae, and was inhabited by his captives, whom the Greeks brought to his homeland after the Trojan War. However, the exact whereabouts of the ruins of the city is still not known.

material prepared Ekaterina Guseva, AI

Sources: artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru