Repatriation of Ancient Greek Column Head
A precious ancient Greek column head dating to the 4th century BC was returned from Germany and was the subject of a special repatriation ceremony at the Ancient Olympia Conference Center.
The fragment of the Ionic column capital comes from the Leonidaion of Ancient Olympia and was removed illegally in the 1960s. It is made of limestone, preserves some plaster in places, and has maximum surviving dimensions of 24 cm height by 33.5 cm width.
The Leonidaion, named after its donor Leonidas of Naxos, is located outside Altes, in the southwestern part of the sanctuary of Olympia. The returned column head shows stylistic similarities with published Ionic capitals from the site of Ancient Olympia.
According to the Ministry of Culture, the return of this artifact is a significant event for the preservation of Greece's cultural heritage.
No statement.
Author summary: Ancient Greek column head returned to Olympia.
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