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The trove of 30 Mesoamerican objects includes a ceremonial trophy for the first ball game
Some of the 133 objects being repatriated are associated with the antiquities smugglers Subhash Kapoor and Richard Beale
The antiquities, collectively valued at $3m, include a bronze “Shiva Triad” from Cambodia that the dealer Nancy Wiener donated to the Denver Art Museum after failing to find a buyer for it
The painting, which reportedly features a birthday message to the American actress on its back, was seized during a smuggling raid, officials say
The objects associated with Kapoor, along with another five pieces returned to Pakistan, were cumulatively valued at $3.4m
The sandstone vishnu statue was stolen from a seventh-century temple and smuggled to Manhattan in 1995, when it was sold to a private collector
The ruling culminates an extensive investigation into a smuggling ring headed by Kapoor
Lotfi addresses allegations that led to a warrant being issued for his arrest in a statement and interview, giving new details on the extraordinary story of the Metropolitan Museum's gold sarcophagus
Georges Lotfi has been accused of handling the types of materials he helped the police recover and repatriate for years
James Fitton, a 66-year-old retired geologist, had been convicted of antiquities smuggling after taking pottery shards from an ancient site
The 12 archaeological objects were seized from a passenger arriving in Puerto Rico by ferry in 2013; they had previously sold in an online auction
Among the works returned to India was a $4m bronze statue of the deity Shiva Nataraja that was stolen in the 1960s from a temple and smuggled into New York
Regulation of the conservation profession may be a start, but can it quash the “ego” that often motivates restorers-turned-forgers?
Charges are pending against two New York-based antiquities dealers linked to the objects
Tools and other objects were discovered in a national park in southwest Texas, triggering an inquiry
The Antiquities Coalition releases a list of “infamous cases of cultural racketeering”
Jaime Botin, of the Santander dynasty, did not have a permit to export the painting
Objects are reportedly linked to antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor who is facing criminal charges in the US
V&A fights back against Islamic State
The restitution of Cambodian statues by major museums and auction houses is an encouraging sign
The auction house returns statue and is cleared of wrongdoing as federal government drops allegations
The number of artefacts under restitution claims is rising
The Metropolitan Museum may not be the last institution to return looted sculptures
An attempt to smuggle it was thwarted in the US
In 2004, Egypt sentenced Mr Aboutaam in absentia to 15 years’ imprisonment
Bogdanos attacks “cozy cabal of academics, dealers and collectors” who ignore provenance
Hicham Aboutaam has pleaded guilty in the US to a Customs misdemeanour while his brother, Ali, is seeking to have his conviction by an Egyptian court nullified
Saved from Afghanistan by top collector, the manuscripts pose an ethical problem
Import restrictions are imposed on Khmer kingdoms artefacts
The works in question were smuggled out of Germany during the Nazi regime for safe-keeping