Looted artefacts worth $70 million seized from art collector's home
Investigators in New York have seized stolen artefacts worth $70 million from the Manhattan home of a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it has emerged.
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Investigators in New York have seized stolen artefacts worth $70 million from the Manhattan home of a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it has emerged.
Treasures worth tens of millions of dollars ‘ripped from their countries of origin’ found at Manhattan flat of philanthropist
The couple purchased their items from various dealers, who were later accused of dealing in stolen goods.
Investigators have seized $69 million worth of stolen artifacts from major Metropolitan Museum of Art trustee and art collector Shelby White over the past two years.
The artifacts were stolen from 10 countries, including Italy, Yemen, and Turkey