Value of Looted Objects at Met Museum Tops $95M After New Seizures

Value of Looted Objects at Met Museum Tops $95M After New Seizures

Following the recent seizure of several objects from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in June, the total valuation of looted artifacts surrendered by the museum now stands at a whopping $95 million. In addition to hundreds of small-scale items linked to smuggling schemes, investigators have seized 120 objects worth between $20,000 and $26 million from The Met's holdings since 2017.The Met told the New York Times that the ongoing objec…

Dozens of Ancient Artifacts Seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

A 3,700-year-old Greek jug and a 2,000-year-old Turkish bronze statuette of Hermes were among the dozens of ancient artifacts that were seized from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art earlier in June, the New York Times reports. The removals took place thanks to a an intervention from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, which altogether has […]

Manhattan DA’s Office Seized Dozens of Antiquities from the Metropolitan Museum in June, Bringing Total to $95 M.

Investigators from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office seized dozens of ancient artifacts from the Metropolitan Museum in June, reports the New York Times. According to an inventory produced by the office, this brings the total number of artifacts it has removed from the Met since 2017 to more than 120, collectively worth more than $95 million. The removals have followed on the office’s investigations into the work of the internat…

With new seizures, value of the Met’s looted artifacts tops $95 million

Investigators have seized more than 120 artifacts from the Met ranging in value from $20,000 to $26 million, plus hundreds of smaller items, such as rare pottery fragments and goddess figurines,