Germany Looted Hundreds of Greek Antiquities From Samos Island

Germany Looted Hundreds of Greek Antiquities From Samos Island

Statue of Ornith. Credit: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin German researchers have tracked down and documented hundreds of antiquities in Berlin museums looted from the island of Samos, Greece. A recent report in the Deutsche Welle says that a book was published recently after years of research documenting in detail the looting of antiquities between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book, Constantinople—Samos—Berlin: Forfeiture, Division o…