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A spokesperson for the Manhattan DA’s office confirmed the two fragments are part of a wide-ranging criminal investigation into an antiquities smuggling ring.

The Manhattan D.A. seized a looted Turkish sculpture of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius worth $20 million from the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Ancient artifacts seized from US billionaire among 142 looted items returned to Italy

New York authorities have helped to return 142 stolen pieces of art worth $14 Million to Italy. Many of the pieces belonged to billionaire Michael Steinhardt...

New York officials have returned stolen antiquities worth nearly $14 million to Italy, including dozens of artifacts seized from US billionaire Michael Steinhardt.

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Jerome M. Eisenberg, a leading New York antiquities dealer who in the murky world of tomb raiders and smugglers held himself up as a guardian against

He saw himself as a leader in promoting the ethical acquisition of ancient art by museums and collectors, although he also called himself “both an idealist and a hypocrite.”