U.S. Returns Hundreds of Looted Antiquities to Italy

An Artnet News report dated 1 May 2026 says the United States returned hundreds of looted antiquities to Italy. The excerpt provided does not specify the exact number of objects, the institutions involved, or the dates and circumstances of the items’ removal and recovery. It characterizes the transfer as a repatriation of cultural property from the U.S. back to Italy.

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