The number of artefacts under restitution claims is rising
The decision not to appeal cannot but weaken its claim to other war booty such as the Koenigs collection still held in Russia
Why bringing it back home is a mark of respect
Several have appeared at auction in recent years; the whereabouts of five remain unknown
Crown that was returned in 1925 has disappeared
New research challenges Russians’ claim that they own many cultural valuables from the independent state
The painting was stolen from its Jewish owner during the Nazi occupation of France
Works looted by the British and reassembled by banking heir find permanent home in Boston
Shelby White returns two two fourth century BC objects
Sorry tales of devastation and waste, with little hope on the horizon
The situation at the Baghdad Museum remains bleak but thieves are less of a problem at archaeological sites
Increasing numbers of private collectors, dealers, museums, and banks have been buying policies to protect their assets
The latest in the trial of former Getty antiquities curator, Marion True, and the Paris-based dealer Robert Hech both charged with conspiring to receive illegally excavated antiquities
A report which concluded that ancient bowls on loan from a Norwegian collector “must have been illegally excavated in Iraq” has not been made public
The works were part of an estate the collector inherited from her parents
Nearly 80 pictures, including works by Cranach and Kauffmann, were seized from the German embassy in London
UK courts ruled that Iran presented insufficient evidence to warrant the antiquities' reacquisition
But scholars say they are likely to have been looted from Iraq
The London museum has turned down two previous requests for restitution
Unesco has published a record of the 1,600 objects acquired by the institution between 1931 and 1985
Around 450 paintings made by artists working for the Third Reich are now in Washington, DC. They are unlikely to be returned to Germany
Last month we reported that a Nazi picture in the London gallery was taken by British soldiers at the end of World War II. We have now discovered that other works of art were also removed
We uncover the remarkable story of how a US war reporter governed Hitler’s mountain retreat for a day and took control of Reichsmarschall Göring’s collection of stolen art
Artefacts must have left their countries of origin by 1970, the year of the Unesco Convention, or have proper export documentation to be considered for purchase
The painting was taken from Germany at the end of World War II
Gallery “unaware” of concerns over objects offered on website
Following its disappearance in 2003 and an international sting, the Sumerian statue was retrieved
20 items that were looted or likely stolen are to be restituted
Bogdanos attacks “cozy cabal of academics, dealers and collectors” who ignore provenance
Chicago collector agrees to pay claimant to gain title to the work