Looted Cultural Objects Recovered in Iraq

ByRick St. Hilaire May 26, 2010May 2, 2023

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty today reports that Iraqi authorities seized ten ancient gold coins along with two paintings during a sting operation that broke up an antiquities smuggling ring.

http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraq_Says_Antiquities_Ring_Busted/2053617.html

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Italy | looted antiquities

Operation Andromeda – Carabinieri Cultural Heritage Protection Command Press Release

ByRick St. Hilaire July 17, 2010May 2, 2023

CONDENSED PRESS STATEMENT (TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN)Unedited original available atwww.carabinieri.it/Internet/Cittadino/Informazioni/ComunicatiStampa/2010/Luglio/20100716_100000.htm On July 16, 2010, the Carabinieri Cultural Heritage Protection Command presented to the press … three hundred thirty seven exceptional…

antiquities trafficking | Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | looted antiquities | prosecutions

Cracking Down on Antiquities Trafficking by Changing Homeland Security’s “Seize and Send” Policy

ByRick St. Hilaire December 10, 2012April 27, 2023

Cracking down on the illegal antiquities trade by regularly prosecuting criminal offenders and dismantling their infrastructure must be a leadership priority for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE). The Homeland…

Assyria | forfeiture actions | Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | Iraq

Seized Assyrian Head Named in Forfeiture Complaint – Smuggling Allegations Raised

ByRick St. Hilaire July 24, 2013April 27, 2023

Federal prosecutors say there is probable cause to forfeit an Assyrian head from Iraq, allegedly smuggled into the United States in 2008. The government filed a verified complaint for forfeiture…

ancient coins | looted antiquities

Antiquities traffickers deal with ancient coins

ByRick St. Hilaire January 26, 2010May 2, 2023

There is much controversy today about the inclusion of ancient coins under the auspices of laws that protect archaeological objects. Some say the laws should not regulate ancient coins at…

The Assyrian Head Repatriation: Filling in the Details of ICE’s Investigation

ByRick St. Hilaire March 19, 2015April 26, 2023

This week U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned a looted fragmented limestone head of Assyrian King Sargon II to Iraq. The stone carving once sat…

The Met’s Surrender of a Gilded Egyptian Coffin Presents a Golden Opportunity to Deter Antiquities Looting

ByRick St. Hilaire February 20, 2019April 26, 2023

The Metropolitan Museum of Art can fight back against antiquities trafficking by hiring a provenance curator and by fully disclosing the chain of custody of collection objects. Nedjemankh’s coffin, surrendered…

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