Sevso treasure items repatriated by Hungarian government after UK sale
"The Hungarian government has repatriated seven of the 14 pieces from the Sevso treasure, a spectacular hoard of 4th-century Roman silver whose ownership had long been contested by several countries."
"The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, announced this week that the pieces have been repatriated to Budapest in return for €15m, reportedly paid to unidentified sellers in London. The pieces include the so-called 'Hunting Plate' and the 'Dionysiac Ewer'. He said that 'Hungary never abandoned the goal' of acquiring a treasure found in the middle of the 1970s around Polgárdi, close to Balaton. The treasure will be exhibited free of charge in the Hungarian Parliament. From 2018, it will be kept in the new museums' quarter."
Dalya Alberge, The Guardian, 27 March 2014
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