Princeton University Art Museum identifies 16 artefacts linked to alumnus and alleged smuggler
Edoardo Almagià, who graduated from Princeton University in 1973, has been connected to a range of antiquities currently in the museum's collection
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Edoardo Almagià, who graduated from Princeton University in 1973, has been connected to a range of antiquities currently in the museum's collection
With new rules and new roles, institutions are hoping to avoid the cost and reputational harm of repatriation.
The objects were variously connected to Italian smugglers, the disgraced dealer Robin Symes, and the collector Shelby White.
More than half the items were seized from a storage facility belonging to art dealer Robin Symes.
Five items linked to Edoardo Almagià ’73, who is currently being investigated for illegally smuggling art, remain in the Princeton University Art Museum after eleven artifacts worth $200,000 were seized following a search warrant filed by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.