The statue is over 50 centimeters tall, headless, and can be reassembled from three matching fragments.
The Manhattan DA and US Homeland Security deemed Turkey’s request valid and seized the statue from the Cleveland Museum of Art.
The two-meter-high Aphrodite is depicted sitting on a dolphin alongside the god Eros.
The Greek police's Organized Crime Unit opened a preliminary investigation into how the statue came to be dumped.
Walt Disney's ABC will broadcast the event, and comedian Conan O'Brien will host.
Experts clarify the object is a shadow box used in funerary practices.
"For our profession, these are extraordinary finds," said Professor Aybek, head of the excavation at the ancient city.
Hancock argues that Polynesian settlers encountered a pre-existing population, evidenced by banana remains from at least 3,000 years ago.
"Based on its location, we believe this figure was likely the highest-ranking military commander of this unit."
The statue resembles the type known as the Ludovisi Hermes, which typically portrays a youthful, beardless Hermes with a thoughtful, almost sorrowful expression.
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