28-04-2021 22:50 via artnews.com

In ‘Unprecedented’ Find, Stolen Medieval Artifacts Recovered from Sicilian Collector’s Home

After being stolen more than 30 years ago from a village in Italy’s Tuscany region, a group of stolen medieval artifacts has been located by police in the home of an antiques collector in Sicily. In that house near Catania, the police discovered a pilfered reliquary that dates back to the 13th century, as well as other objects including a copper cross and six chalices.
The reliquary was taken from the medieval walled town of Monteriggioni in 1989, and is believed to be dedicated to Saint G
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