Drusus Head Revisited
Steve Litt reports that the Cleveland Museum of Art is returning a marble head depicting Drusus Minor to Italy because the object was stolen in 1944.When the Cleveland Museum acquired…
Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) | Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | Italy | memorandum of understanding (MoU)
Italy Asks for MoU Renewal to Protect Cultural Heritage
The Italian government has asked the United States to renew a bilateral agreement or Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) restricting American import of archaeological artifacts in jeopardy of pillage. The protective…
Stipulation Puts a Lid on Litigation Over Roman Sarcophagus Cover Featured in the Becchina Archive
The Roman sarcophagus lid. ICE A marble Roman sarcophagus lid is expected to be forfeited and returned to Italy after federal prosecutors and the potential claimant signed a stipulation last week. Litigation…
antiquities trafficking | Customs and Border Protection (CBP) | due diligence | forfeiture actions | Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | Italy | looted antiquities
Another Due Diligence Lesson as Becchina Archive Produces U.S. Court Forfeiture of Antiquities from Italy
Yesterday’s order of forfeiture in the case of United States v. One Attic Red-Figure Skyphos and One Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater (2014-cv-00448 NDNY) provides another example of why dealers and collectors…
antiquities trafficking | forfeiture actions | Homeland Security | Italy | New York | U.S. v. One Ancient Roman Sarcophagus Lid
U.S. v. One Ancient Roman Sarcophagus Lid: Prosecutors Present Legal Arguments in Support of Forfeiture and Offer Exhibit B
The Roman sarcophagus lid. Source: ICE Tom Mashberg broke the story in The New York Times last week about the seizure of a Roman sarcophagus lid by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)…
Adversaries No More: The Carabinieri and MFA Enjoy Cultural Exchange Partnership
News stories from 1998 once chronicled the acquisition of looted archaeological material by Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). And the Boston Globe critically reported in 2006 that the MFA “has long contended it…