Eighteen Cypriot antiquities repatriated from US after online auction discovery

Eighteen Cypriot antiquities have been handed over to the embassy of the Republic of Cyprus Embassy in Washington after being identified in an online auction by officials monitoring the illegal trafficking of cultural artefacts, the antiquities department said on Monday.

The artefacts were discovered by archaeological officers responsible for tracking the illicit trade of Cypriot antiquities on the internet.

Following consultations with the auction house, the lots were withdrawn...