A Canadian tourist has returned stolen artefacts from an ancient site in Pompeii, saying they were “bad luck”.
The 36-year-old woman, identified only as Nicole, sent a package of remains and a confessional note to a local travel agent in Campania, Italy, the Telegraph reported.
“Take them back, please, they bring bad luck,” the woman wrote about two mosaic pieces, a piece of ceramic and two pieces of an ancient jar called an amphora.
She said she stripped the artifacts during a tourist trip in 2005, which was partially preserved as a result of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius more than 2,000 years ago.
He wrote, “I was young and stupid, and I wanted to get a piece of history that no one else had.”
But she said that after she brought Memento to Canada, she was surrounded by many tragic events.
She said she believes she “stole a piece of history that had a lot of negative energy inside.”
“People there died terribly. Bad luck with me and my family, ”the woman wrote, adding that she has fought breast cancer twice.
He said he plans to return to Italy so he can apologize in person.
He wrote, “We are good people … I and my family want to shake this curse.” “Please take these artifacts back so I can do the right thing and correct the mistake I made.”
The owner of the travel agency who obtained the artifacts handed them over to the police, the outlet said.
It is not clear whether any charges will be filed against the tourist.
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