A first-century Roman statue has been recovered by two off-duty Italian police officers almost a decade after it was stolen.
The statue was stolen from the Villa Marini Dettina, an archaeological site on the outskirts of Rome, in November 2011 and has now been found in an antique shop in Belgium.
It was discovered by the off-duty officers from the Italian police’s archaeological unit.
The Togatus statue, featuring a headless Roman wearing a draped toga, is valued at €100,000 (£86,000).
The statue is…
