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Picasso pieces among catalogue of stolen art

Six Picasso pieces are among a catalogue of hundreds of high value stolen art and previous objects published by Spanish police in the hope of reuniting them with their rightful owners.

The Picasso pieces from 1933 are part of a series called 'Cardinal Sins' and include 'Envy' and 'Avarice'. Each are in a silver frame. They feature alongside an Etruscan period bronze sculpture thought to be around 2,000 years old.

The items were recovered between 2005 to 2010 and jewellery made of gold, diamonds and emeralds, as well as coins, medals and rare archaeological objects....

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)