Italy, recently announced the discovery of a miniature statue depicting the Greco-Roman hero Hercules. Standing just 20 inches tall, this marble statue dates back 1,700 years and showcases the ...

Think of the Pantheon in Rome or Michelagelo's iconic statue ... is usually the type of marble that's exported. Last year, 1.2 million tons of blocks crossed the Italian border to China, the ...

Italy’s Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from ...