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State Hermitage bulletin
on the discovery of an icon of the “Virgin of the Sign”
On 6 October 2008 the press service of the State Hermitage
issued the following bulletin:
The State Hermitage reports that on the morning of 6 October
2008 a bundle was left in the State Hermitage’s Sector of New Acquisitions
containing an icon of the “Virgin of the Sign” in a gold-embroidered mount.
Members of the Hermitage staff have established that this 19th-century
icon was stolen from the museum and is included in the list of list of
stolen items published in 2006 as number 169.
The State Hermitage expresses its satisfaction at the action of the person
who had possession of the icon. We hope that this example will be followed
by others.
The State Hermitage also points out that the existing precise description
of this icon, including dimensions and weight, makes it possible to identify
it beyond any doubt.
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