Art theft

Filippos Giapanis’s Balance stolen from Cyprus sculpture park

Fasoula, Limassol district, Cyprus · Source report date:

Filippos Giapanis with another sculpture, as illustrated by Philenews; not the stolen Balance.
Filippos Giapanis with another sculpture, as illustrated by Philenews; not the stolen Balance. Image source ↗
Published offer · validity unconfirmed
€5,000

Filippos Giapanis

Historical offer · current validity unconfirmed

€5,000 for return, reported 29 June 2026. Current validity unconfirmed.

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Source checked · 7 Nov 2026
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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.

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Art theftFilippos Giapanis

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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