Bust From the Met Museum, Said to Be Looted, Is Returned to Libya - The New York Times
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A Temple Robber Tracks His Loot to the Met - The New York Times
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Manhattan District Attorney Says Antiquity Seized From the Met
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Looted coffin acquired by Metropolitan Museum is headed back to Egypt
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New York museum to return ancient sculptures stolen from Cambodia
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$25 Million Dollar Stolen Statue At The Met To Be Sent Back To Turkey
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Last Year the Met Spent $4 Million on a Golden Sarcophagus. It
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Two Looted Ancient Greek Statues, Including One That Was on View
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The Met Reviews Items It Received From a Dealer, Now a Looting
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The Met Will Return 16 Ancient Treasures Tied to Looting - The New
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1st Century Bacchus Statue Recovered 50 Years After Theft
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Authorities in New York return 14 looted artefacts valued at $2.5m
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