Nine other repatriated works were seized from Met Trustee Shelby White, whose collection was subject to a criminal investigation.
Manhattan District Attorney
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US Returns a Palestinian Cultural Object for the First Time
The nearly 3,000-year-old ivory cosmetic spoon was seized from Michael Steinhardt’s collection of stolen antiquities.
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Disgraced Art Dealer Subhash Kapoor Hit With 10-Year Prison Sentence
Kapoor led a smuggling ring charged with trafficking over 2,600 individual objects worth over $143 million.
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Manhattan DA to Seize Looted Hindu Artifact From Met Museum
This summer, the museum relinquished 21 Ancient Greek and Roman artifacts to the Manhattan DA.
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NY District Attorney’s Office Seizes Allegedly Looted Antiquities From the Met
The five ancient Egyptian works, worth over $3M, may be tied to an international trafficking ring.
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US Returns 55 Looted Artifacts to Greece
The majority of the items were seized from disgraced antiquities collector Michael Steinhardt, who has been accused of having a “rapacious appetite for plundered artifacts.”
