The Met Returns Stolen Seventh-Century B.C.E. Bronze Griffin Head to Greece

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The Met Returns Stolen Seventh-Century B.C.E. Bronze Griffin Head to Greece

At a ceremony this week, Greece's culture minister officially accepted the artifact, which was likely stolen from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s

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A 2,600-year-old bronze gryphon head has been returned to Greece.

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New York's Met Museum returns stolen Greek artefact

Greece said it has recovered from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art a 2,600-year-old bronze artefact stolen from ancient Olympia in the 1930s.

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The Met Returns Stolen Ancient Bronze Griffin’s Head to Greece

The cast-bronze piece was discovered in Olympia in the Peloponnese in 1914 and was acquired by the Joseph Brummer Gallery in 1936 from an Athens dealer. It ended up at The Met in 1972. Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture The Metropolitan Museum of Art returned an ancient bronze griffin’s head to Greece after determining that the 7th-century BC artifact was stolen from a Greek museum in the 1930s. The restitution of the ancient artifact took place …

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Metropolitan Museum repatriates ancient bronze griffin head that was stolen from Greek institution

Per the terms of the Met’s agreement with the Greek government, the cast-bronze antiquity will return to New York next year for a special exhibition

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At the New York State Prosecutor's Office, Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni received 11 ancient artifacts from Matthew Bogdanos, Head of the Department for Combating Illegal Trafficking in Antiquities Matthew Bogdanos, which are being repatriated to Greece. The repatriation was achieved thanks to the long and close cooperation of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the Department of Culture. Lina Mendoni pointed out in her greeting: “Th…