THE ARCHIVE BY COUNTRY
Published reports from our archive, newest first.
A country may refer to the theft, recovery, return or legal proceedings. A case can be linked to more than one country.
3 reports
Filippos Giapanis with another sculpture, as illustrated by Philenews; not the stolen Balance. Image source ↗
Philenews reported that Filippos Giapanis’s bronze Balance was stolen in Fasoula on 20 June 2026, shortly after completion. He offered €5,000 for its return. Current validity unconfirmed. The image shows the artist with another work.
Documentary image: FBI. Image source ↗
The FBI handed over a terracotta quadriga model and a bichrome flask at the Cypriot embassy on 4 August 2025. Both objects are estimated to be more than 2,600 years old.
Sculptor Yiota Ioannidou reported that a bronze sparrow had been stolen from her public sculpture The Girl With the Sparrow in the old town. The artist had just installed replacement birds after a theft the previous month. Archival photo of the sculpture: Paphos Life.
