Libya’s antiquities department recovers and displays looted Roman antiquities

Apparently, the director of the state antiquities department, Saleh Algabe, hailed the find of 17 pieces, mostly small stone heads, as an important recovery of national treasures. These pieces were seized from a car on the road to Tripoli’s airport in August as forces were sweeping into the capital. A museum employee said the recovered objects had once been part of the institution’s collection.

It appears that most of Libya’s archaeological sites and museums were spared from damage during the recent civil war.

From report by Vanessa Gera, Associated Press.