Do The Right Thing: Returning Looted or Stolen Art.
As more and more artwork is discovered to be stolen or looted, museums and collectors need to examine the artwork they are buying and is already in their collection.
Source: forbes.com
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The Little Museum's Big Score: Emory University wanted finest antiquities, didn't ask many questions – Decaturish
A bathtub in Emory University’s museum is splashed with symbols of the sea: a giant fish, wavy water lines. Someone in the ancient Mediterranean world may have used it as a coffin, believing it would ferry their soul to the afterlife, as a label told museum visitors.
Source: decaturish.com
US seizes Roman bronze bust linked to smuggled antiquities from Türkiye
A bronze bust believed to depict the daughter of an ancient Roman ruler, has been confiscated by New York authorities during their investigation into a...
Source: dailysabah.com
Worcester Art Museum is one of several to return allegedly looted antiquities to Manhattan DA's office
Seizure of $5 million bronze bust is part of broader criminal investigation by Manhattan DA’s office into looted works at multiple museums.
Source: bostonglobe.com
Worcester Art Museum turns over ancient bronze bust allegedly looted in Turkey
Museum says it had no knowledge of theft when it acquired the sculpture, but some researchers say the seller was a known trafficker.
Source: wgbh.org