Ancient Marathon Trophy from the 1896 Olympics Discovered in the Collection of the University of Münster

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Johannes Wessels handed over the Skyphos to representatives of the Greek Ministr
Johannes Wessels handed over the Skyphos to representatives of the Greek Ministry of Sport and Culture in Athens. © Eleftherios Galanopoulos
The University returns ancient trophy to Greece / The skyphos was awarded during the first modern-day Olympic Games in 1896 and had remained undetected in the the "Peek Collection" for years

Provenance research revealed its historical origins: an ancient trophy, awarded to Spyridon (“Spyros”) Louis, winner of the first marathon of the modern-day Olympic Games (1896) and later a Greek national hero, was stored in the depository of the Archaeological Museum of the University of Münster (WWU) for decades. The vessel, a skyphos dating back to the 6th century BC, has now returned to its homeland of Greece. ...
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