Greek police have recovered antiquities stolen from a museum in Ancient Olympia and arrested three people.
Police said the men were arrested after one of them tried to sell an ancient gold ring to an undercover policeman for €1.5 million.
During the robbery in February, armed thieves overpowered a woman guard and made off with about 70 bronze, pottery and other artefacts at the museum in the birthplace of the Olympic Games, Reuters reports.
Police said many of the stolen artefacts were found buried in a field about 3km from the archaeological site in the southern Pelopponese region.
The three people arrested were charged with robbery of antiquities.
The robbery came just after a theft at the country's National Gallery, prompting outrage from many arts and culture workers who said budget cutbacks from austerity measures had left Greece's vast art treasures at risk.
"Despite the difficult economic situation we are not being lax on security issues, especially over our cultural heritage," Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias told a news conference.
The antiquities will be returned to the museum next week.
