New York returns 200 stolen antiquities to Italy

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New York (AFP) – A New York prosecutor announced Wednesday the return of 200 antiquities valued at $10 million to Italy, the latest stolen artworks to be recovered by United States investigators. The works include a ceramic vessel dated from the 7th Century B.C.E. called “Pithos with Ulysses” and a terracotta image of a goddess entitled “A Head of a Maiden” from the 4th Century B.C.E.  Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said 150 of the artifacts related to his office’s investigation into Edoardo Almagia. He was an Italian New York-based antiquities dealer who left the United States in 200…

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