Unique Bronze Age clay seal returned to Greece after 100 years

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After a century of being in the possession of the Uppsala University Museum in Sweden, a Bronze Age clay cylinder seal of Assini has finally been returned to its birthplace in Argolis, Greece.

The Swedish Ambassador to Greece, Johan Borgstam, handed over the fragment to the Greek Minister of Culture and Sports, Lina Mendoni, in a special ceremony.

The seal was discovered during an archaeological dig led by then-Crown Prince of Sweden, Gustaf Adolf, and later King Gustaf VI Adolf.

The seal was delivered to Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni (left). Photo: The Archaeologist.

Permission was granted by both the Greek and Swedish governments for the fragment, which dates back to 4,000 BC, to be given to the Archaeological Museum of Nafplion.

This significant gesture symbolises a national objective – the definitive return and unification of the Parthenon Marbles at the Acropolis Museum in Athens.

The fragment was received by the Greek Minister of Culture and Sports, the Superintendent of Antiquities of Argos, and the Director of the Swedish Archaeological Institute in Athens, Dr Jenny Wallensten.

Source: The Archaeologist.

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