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New York returns $19m worth of stolen art to Italy

BBC News

By Merlyn Thomas

September 7, 2022

New York’s district attorney has returned $19m (£16m) worth of stolen art to Italy.

The 58 pieces include a marble head of the goddess Athena dated 200 BC, worth an estimated $3m alone.

The stolen artefacts were sold on to museums and private dealers by convicted looters, said Mr Alvin Bragg.

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