US EditionItaly Recovers 337 Looted Antiquities From United States
The haul includes a marble head of Alexander the Great and other pieces that were taken from clandestine excavations or stolen from museums, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the United States returned 337 looted antiquities to Italy, marking one of the largest recent recoveries of stolen cultural property presented at the Carabinieri cultural protection unit headquarters.
- Closer cooperation with U.S. authorities, particularly the Manhattan district attorney's office, facilitated the recovery as investigators tracked 221 objects through online databases and advances in technology.
- A first-century marble head of Alexander the Great stolen from Rome in 1960 and a bronze sculpture from Herculaneum, buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, were among the recovered items.
- Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli stated, "Protecting cultural heritage means defending memory," while an official from the Culture Ministry added, "We know what is missing and are getting much better at finding it."
- U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman J. Fertitta stated the United States will "always do whatever it takes" to assist Italy, following a memorandum of understanding renewed last year tightening import restrictions.
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Alexander the Great’s (Marble) Head Turned Up in New York. U.S. Officials Say It Was Stolen—and Just Sent It Back to Italy
As part of a longstanding effort to help Italy track down its missing treasures, the U.S. returned hundreds of ancient archaeological finds this week
There are 337 cultural assets repatriated from the United States and presented at the Caserma "La Marmora" , headquarters of the operational department of the Carabinieri TPC (Cultural Heritage Protection), in the presence of the Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli and the U.S. Ambassador in Italy Tilman J. Fertitta. Among the finds are archaeological objects of Roman, Byzantine and Magna Grecia, as well as works of art and archive materials, l…
The US has returned more than 330 cultural assets stolen from Italy. Several authorities, including the FBI, have been involved in the investigation and repatriation of Italian artefacts from the United States.
The recovered items were presented on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Carabinieri's special unit for the protection of cultural heritage. They included ancient Roman sculptures, Greek, Etruscan, and Egyptian artifacts, coins, jewelry, ceramics, and architectural fragments. Investigations led to locations including New York City. The repatriation of the artifacts was the result of a series of investigations, many of which centered around New…
Italy and the United States have worked together to track down stolen objects, and now a number of antiquities are finding their way back to Italy.
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