Canberra, Australia-ansa The bell-shaped, two-handed ship is reported to be dated to between 340 and 325 BC And in 2020, the one seized in Sydney has been handed over to Nicola Lenner, the Italian Ambassador to Australia. The crater, discovered in the Puglia region of southern Italy, is believed to have been shipped from the United States and was on its way to New Zealand when it was stopped. Through a process of international police cooperation, it was determined by Australian authorities and the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage that the object had not been recovered by authorized excavation, nor had it left Italy legally. This is the first time that Australia has sent an artefact back to Italy. To read about research into the amount of wine that was mixed with water in the crater during an ancient Greek drinking party, visit “Wine through the ages: socializing at the seminar“
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