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The withdrawn works are an ancient Greek vase and a Roman cavalry helmet that passed through two dealers linked to the illicit trade.
Plus, MoMA restores its contract with the NYPD, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts gets a $60 million gift.
Expert says the rare piece in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles is linked to a dealer accused of trafficking antiquities
The artifacts were among 180 items seized by the Manhattan District Attorney's office from collector Michael Steinhardt, 81, in a landmark deal.
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of looted antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt after a yearslong investigation have been returned to the people of Greece, prosecutors in New York announced Wednesday.