looted antiquities

Christie's, a British auction house, has withdrawn four ancient Greek vases from a New York auction after an archaeologist found out they were all linked to Gianfranco Becchina, who was convicted in 2011 of illegally dealing in antiquities. Dr. Christos...

German researchers have tracked down and documented hundreds of antiquities in Berlin museums looted from the island of Samos, Greece. A report in Deutsche Welle says that a book was published recently after years of research documenting in detail the...

The name of German national Stefan Guericke will remain in history as the biggest antiquities smuggler in modern Greece

A total of 351 looted antiquities dating from Neolithic to Byzantine times will return to Greece the Ministry of Culture announced on Friday. The antiquities were in possession of Robin Symes Limited, which is under liquidation. Robin Symes is a...

Over 140 stolen antiquities valued at nearly $14 million have been returned to Italy, including three frescos from an ancient Greek city located in southern Italy. US and Italian officials made the announcement at a repatriation ceremony for the artifacts. The items...

The looted Greek stele known as The Heliodorus Stele is still on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem despite the fact that it was among the many objects that were part of a plea deal in the notorious...

Almost 200 looted Greek and Roman artifacts that were seized from a New York City museum were repatriated to Italy last week after an exhaustive investigation that involved the notorious Michael Steinhardt, a former hedge fund manager. Most of them had...

A total of 47 looted antiquities retrieved from the collection of billionaire Michael Steinhardt on Monday will be returned to Greece soon, the Greek Ministry of Culture stated on Thursday. Steinhardt has also accepted a lifetime ban from collecting antiquities...