The J. Paul Getty Museum’s iconic statue of Aphrodite was quietly escorted back to Sicily by Italian police last week, ending a decades-long dispute over an object whose craftsmanship ...

The Getty museum's ancient statue of the Greek love goddess is headed back home to Italy after a protracted international battle involving tomb-raiding art smugglers. Got a tip? Send it to The ...

A classical statue which featured in a groundbreaking performance by The Beatles is going under the hammer. The 5ft (1.5m) fibreglass Aphrodite was seen by up to 700 million TV viewers worldwide ...

Credit: PA A classical statue which featured in a historic performance by The Beatles is for sale. The 5ft fibreglass version of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, was viewed by up to 700 ...

The Aphrodite statue, believed to have been brought in from a prop shop, was on the set behind Lennon. Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, Marianne Faithfull and Graham Nash ...