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Manhattan returns 30 antiquities to Mexico

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Manhattan returns 30 antiquities to Mexico
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Manhattan prosecutors returned 30 antiquities at a ceremony with Mexico’s acting consul general and Homeland Security Investigations. The turtle pictured was among the objects featured by prosecutors. Image: Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

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

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