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Treasure as trinkets: Zendaya’s earrings renew debate on ownership of ancient artefacts

Jewellery made from BC Iran worn at Odyssey photocall throws spotlight on the trade of rare archeological finds

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25

Greek vase ‘looted’ in Italy removed from sale by London gallery

Contact from the Observer prompts withdrawal as dealers urged to do more to stop illicit trade in antiquities

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2025

Bonhams auction house facing claims it is selling looted Roman antiquities

Third-century Roman plate and bust of Emperor Hadrian alleged to have links to man convicted of illegal dealing

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2024

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Danish family seek to return Etruscan objects bought from boot of car in Italy

Bent Søndergaard’s children say they want to carry out ‘his final wishes’ and send back antiquities he bought in 1960s

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2024

Christie’s withdraws Greek vases from auction over links to convicted dealer

Exclusive: four vases in New York auction traced to Gianfranco Becchina, convicted in 2011 of illegally dealing in antiquities

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2024

US accused of sending fake Roman mosaics back to Lebanon

Expert claims to have identified copies of mosaics at sites and in museums in Italy, Tunisia, Algeria and Turkey

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023

Irish woman inspired to return African and Aboriginal antiquities by Guardian article

Isabella Walsh has contacted embassies and consulates to repatriate 10 objects that her father wanted to be returned

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2023

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‘Enough is enough’: US looted treasures unit faces accusations over credit

Exclusive: archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis accuses Manhattan DA’s office of abusing intellectual property

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

British Museum ignored calls to investigate ‘illicit items’ for months until thefts, says archaeologist

More than 2,000 artefacts were found to be missing from the museum’s collection.

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

British Museum changed tune on ‘illicit items’ after thefts, says archaeologist

More than 2,000 artefacts were found to be missing from the museum’s collection

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023

‘Nobody was expecting it’: British Museum warned reputation seriously damaged and treasures will take decades to recover

Experts say loss of 1,500 items reveals lax cataloguing and boosts case for returning objects to countries of origin

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

Artefacts stolen from British Museum ‘may be untraceable’ due to poor records

Many examples of missing gold jewellery, gems and ancient items were not catalogued, say cultural heritage experts

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023

‘Ancient’ vase repatriated from UK to Greece faces fresh forgery claim

Exclusive: Archaeologist says 5th-century BC wine vase with modern decoration widely regarded as fake

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023

US man returns antiquities to Italy after reading Guardian report on looted relics

Jay Stanley hands over 30 artefacts, including vases and figurines from 6th to 3rd centuries BC, found in late father’s home

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022

Man repatriates 19 antiquities after reading Guardian article

Exclusive: John Gomperts returned ancient objects worth up to £80,000 he had inherited from his grandmother

The Guardian - US · May 30, 2022

The New York DA’s office fighting to stop trade of looted antiquities

Over the past six years, Matthew Bogdanos, a retired Marine colonel who has run the Manhattan DA’s antiquities unit, has convicted a dozen people of antiquities trafficking

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022

Roman sculpture up for auction in US linked to disgraced dealer

Exclusive: researcher calls for sale of marble head of Greek philosopher Antisthenes to be halted

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2022

Fresco fragment from Pompeii reopens row over ‘looted’ artefacts

Expert says the rare piece in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles is linked to a dealer accused of trafficking antiquities

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