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Manhattan returns 14 antiquities to Türkiye

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Manhattan returns 14 antiquities to Türkiye
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Manhattan prosecutors returned 14 antiquities to Türkiye. The office valued the group at more than US$8.3 million and linked the objects to several investigations, including one into looting at the ancient city of Bubon. Image: Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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