A missing Botticelli masterpiece worth $109 million was hanging in an Italian family's home for decades
Sandro Botticelli's 1470 portrait of the Virgin Mary and child had been hiding in plain sight.
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Sandro Botticelli's 1470 portrait of the Virgin Mary and child had been hiding in plain sight.
Italian police linked 2500-year-old vase to infamous art dealer.
A two-handled vessel, dating back to 530 BCE and connected to a notorious illicit antiquities dealer, will be returned to Italian ownership under a repatriation agreement between the Italian government and the ANU.
An ancient two-handed vessel and a red-figure fish-plate will be among items a university returns to Italian ownership after revelations about their underworld links.
The objects were variously connected to Italian smugglers, the disgraced dealer Robin Symes, and the collector Shelby White.