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“A riveting story of tomb robbers and antiquities smugglers high-stakes auctioneers and the princely chiefs of the world’s most prestigious museums….A terrific read from start to finish.”—James L. Swanson New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt An Oxford-trained archaeologist and award-winning journalist based in Rome Vernon Silver brings us The Lost Chalice the electrifying true story of the race to secure a priceless 2500-year-old cup depicting the fall of Troy—a lost treasure crafted by Euphronios an artist widely considered “the Leonardo Da Vinci of ancient Greece.” A gripping real life mystery The Lost Chalice gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of great museums and antiquities collections—exposing a world of greed backstabbing and double-dealing.