![]() Papers from the Institute of Archaeology (PIA).The Journal of the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society. ![]() Jewish Historical Studies: Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England.International Journal of Social Pedagogy.International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning.Grammars of World and Minority Languages.Global Prosperity in Thought and Practice.Embodying Inequalities: Perspectives from Medical Anthropology.See more pictures of disputed antiquities. ![]() And while any cloud of suspicion over the krater's provenance was unbeknownst to Met curators in 1972, the museum faced calls from Italy to return the artifact, originally discovered outside Rome.Ĭurrent Status: After several years of negotiation, the Met returned the krater to Italy in 2008 in exchange for the rights to display several comparable artifacts on loan. It had been purchased, however, from Robert Hecht, now on trial in Italy on charges of conspiring to deal in looted antiquities. The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired the 2500-year-old krater an ornate bowl used to combine water with wine for $1 million in 1972, thrilled to find one of the few known examples of the ancient painter Euphronios. Consider the case of the Euphronios krater. 05, 2009 Euphronios KraterĮven with the best of intentions, it may be difficult for museums to completely avoid the acquisition of ill-gotten artifacts. ![]()
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