THE ARCHIVE BY COUNTRY
Published reports from our archive, newest first.
A country may refer to the theft, recovery, return or legal proceedings. A case can be linked to more than one country.
4 reports
Artifacts at the Los Angeles repatriation ceremony; CBS LA Image source ↗
The FBI reported returning 48 cultural artifacts to Egypt following an investigation into illicit trafficking. The objects included carved figures.
Old Kingdom limestone funerary statue. Image: U.S. Department of Justice. Image source ↗
A default judgment in Maryland completed the forfeiture of 14 illegally imported Egyptian artifacts. They included an Old Kingdom limestone funerary statue and smaller objects intercepted in shipments.
Quartzite head of Amun with Tutankhamun’s features — Christie’s, via The Art Newspaper. Image source ↗
After Christie’s sold a quartzite head of Amun bearing Tutankhamun’s features on 4 July 2019, Egypt said it had contacted INTERPOL and retained a British law firm to file suit. The 9 July report records a contested ownership claim and announced legal action, not a judgment or a proven theft. Christie’s denied wrongdoing and defended its provenance and ownership checks.
AFP reported on 23 August 2010 that Vincent van Gogh’s Poppy Flowers had been stolen from Cairo’s Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum on 21 August. The painting was missing at publication.
