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Five frescoed stone slabs stolen from a tomb in the ancient city of Paestum and trafficked by a notorious artifact smuggler went on display in Italy on Thursday after a 10-year investigation.

歷經10年的追查後，在古城帕埃斯圖姆古墓遭竊、並經惡名昭彰的文物大盜非法販運的5個壁畫石板，週四在義大利展出。

Police were led to the pieces, all dating from around 400 BC, after an international trafficker known as "The Captain" died in a road accident, leaving thousands of photographs of archaeological finds in his car.

國際文物大盜「隊長」在一場車禍中身亡之後，在車上遺留數千張考古發現照片，警方才得以找到這些可追溯至西元前400年的石板。

A police squad dedicated to tracking down art and artifacts dug up illegally from Italy’s numerous ancient sites traced the slabs to the Italian-Swiss border and brought them to Rome.

一個專責追回義大利多處古蹟非法盜採文物的警隊，在義大利與瑞士的邊界追蹤到這些石板，將其帶回羅馬。

The frescoes show a noble lady and her slave girls, a triumphant warrior on horseback and a young armed man walking with a donkey. Each slab has a ragged crack across the middle, having been cut in half to make smuggling easier.

壁畫上是一名貴族女子與其女僕，一名戰士騎馬凱旋而歸，以及一名武裝年輕男子與一頭驢子信步而走。每個石板中間都有裂痕，乃是為了走私方便而被切成一半。

新聞辭典

fresco：名詞，壁畫、壁畫技法。例句：The frescoes portrayed scenes of the local legend.（這個壁畫描繪了當地傳奇故事的場景。）當動詞時，指作壁畫。

traffic：動詞，非法買賣、交易。例：human trafficking.（人口販運）

track down：片語，追蹤到、搜索到。例句：I’ll track down Anne for you.（我會幫你找到安在哪裡。）

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