Two ancient artefacts have been withdrawn from auctions after suspicions were raised that they had been illegally smuggled out of Italy.
Christie’s had been due to sell a Greek glass jug thought to date from the 2nd-1st Century BC, while Bonham’s had listed a 3rd Century BC pottery box.
They were withdrawn after an antiquities expert identified them as having been sold by Italian smugglers.
The auction houses said they were working to check the items’ origins.
Dr Christos Tsirogiannis of the University of Cambridge’s Division of Archaeology identified the two items. Read more.