▁in ▁silver ▁for ▁rit ual ▁and ▁table ▁uses , ▁belonging ▁to ▁that ▁E up ole mos , ▁as ▁revealed ▁by ▁the ▁ins cri ptions ▁eng ra ved ▁in ▁vot ive ▁ar ula . ▁Finally , ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁so - called ▁" G od dess ▁of ▁M org ant ina " ▁returned . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁a ▁tre acher ous ▁lim estone ▁school ▁with ▁an ▁ac rol ith ic ▁technique , ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁probable ▁that ▁the ▁god dess ▁Dem eter ▁should ▁be ▁recognized . ▁Now ▁it ▁is ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Regional ▁Arch ae ological ▁Museum ▁of ▁A id one , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁presented ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁authorities . ▁Today ▁it ▁is ▁visible ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁God dess ▁of ▁M org ant ina ▁ ▁The ▁God dess ▁of ▁M org ant ina ▁is ▁a ▁statue ▁il leg ally ▁exc av ated ▁from ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁site . ▁P urch ased ▁years ▁ago ▁by ▁the ▁Paul ▁Get ty ▁Museum ▁in ▁Mal ib u , ▁it ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Italy ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁dispute ▁that ▁last ed ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁between ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁Ven us ▁of ▁M org ant ina ▁( more ▁probably ▁Kore ▁or ▁Dem eter ) ▁is ▁a ▁statue ▁ 2 . 2