The authorities of the two countries have worked together to round up statues, vases and bronzes, some of which had appeared in American museums.
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U.S. Officials Repatriate a Looted Relic to the Palestinian Authority
As the object, a carved spoon, was handed back at a ceremony in Bethlehem, officials said it was the first time the United States had repatriated an antiquity to the Palestinian government.
Michael Steinhardt, Billionaire, Surrenders $70 Million in Stolen Relics
The hedge fund pioneer is barred for life from buying more antiquities. He turned over 180 stolen objects that had decorated his homes and office.
Judge Rejects Turkey’s Claim That Ancient Sculpture Was Looted.
The marble figure had been displayed publicly for decades in New York before the Turkish government sued for its return.