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Italians Display Ancient Bronze As Debate Swirls on Ownership

In what sounds like an April Fool's joke, a potentially priceless bronze statue of a dancing Greek satyr went on display in Rome on April 1 while the captain and crew of the Italian fishing boat that reported the discovery of the statue are under investigation by the Italian police.

The 2,400-year-old statue, which some experts believe may be the work of the famous Greek artist Praxiteles, was brought to the surface by the crew after accidentally becoming entangled in the nets they had casts for shrimp. Under Italian law, the finder's are supposed to be entitled to a "reward" of about 25% of the market value of the object.

So far, the only reward the crew has received, according to a report in the London Guardian, are visits and interrogation by the police.