Italy's famed art cops have
recovered and Ancient Roman statue stolen from comic actor and
director Roberto Benigni, police said Tuesday.
The second-century AD statue was stolen from the Rome villa
of the Life Is Beautiful star in 2010.
It has now been tracked down to Spain and will be returned to
the comedian, police said.
In the same probe, the Carabinieri Unit for the Protection of
Cultural Heritage also recovered a sculpture that had been
stolen from Rome's Villa Borghese gallery.
In the course of another probe, the art cops led by General
Fabrizio Parrulli also recovered a precious bas-relief
attributed to the Della Robbia brothers that was stolen almost
50 years ago from a church in Scansano near Grosseto.
All the recovered works will be put on display in the art
cops' Rome HQ on Wednesday, police said.
There will also be a press conference, they said.
The statue also belonged to Benigni's wife, actress Nicoletta
Braschi, police said.
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