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Objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Yale University Art Gallery were surrendered to authorities after investigations revealed that they had been stolen from their countries of origin, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's office. “These are more than just beautiful artifacts – they are windows into thousands of years of culture and deserve to be returned to their country of origin,” said Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg. "As part of an ongoing criminal investigation ...

The work from the Met, on loan from a private collection, had been on view since 1998.

Looters and vandals have for decades blighted Cyrene, a coastal city that was once a port of ancient Greece and is now a part of Libya. Two products o

Libya boasts many ancient Greek and Roman structures, along with a wealth of ancient artefacts in its major museum in the capital of Tripoli.

The Manhattan D.A.’s Office returned the pair of looted ancient statues, one of which had been on view at the Met since 1998.