A Cleveland Museum's Bad Bet on a Looted Roman Statue
The Cleveland Museum of Art took a gamble in 1986 that none of its peers in the museum field had been willing to take. Now payment has come due.
Source: hyperallergic.com
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US Returns $8 Mn of Stolen Treasures to Türkiye
United States authorities have returned $8 million of stolen antiquities -- some of which were plundered as far back as the 1960s -- to Türkiye, a prosecutor said on Tuesday. Among the 41 pieces returned were two Heads of the Roman emperor Caracalla and the Bust of a Lady which were trafficked from Bubon, a Roman-era site in southwest Türkiye which was extensively looted in the 1960s. "During my administration we have returned 90 antiquities to Turkiye, valued at more than $60 million," said Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, announcing the returns.
Source: aawsat.com
US returns $8m stolen treasures to Turkey
On Tuesday, $8 million worth of stolen antiquities were returned to Turkey, with some of the pieces being traced back to thefts that occurred as far bac
Source: albawaba.com
US university museum returns five looted antiquities to Italy
Two of the objects will be handed over the Italian authorities, while three will remain on view at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta
Source: theartnewspaper.com
MFA hands over pair of likely looted Bubon bronzes to Manhattan DA's office
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.
Source: bostonglobe.com