ROME (AP).-
Italian police have recovered hundreds of ancient
artifacts in
their latest effort to crack down on the looting of art, and have
looted
art, and they chose a unique setting to display them Friday: the
Colosseum. The 337 pieces displayed in the ancient Roman arena
include
vases, bronze tools and marble statues of Venus, some dating as
far back
as the 8th century B.C. This probe grew out of an investigation
into an
Italian art dealer later convicted of art trafficking.