The two statues were seized during investigations into international smuggling networks including that of notorious trafficker Subhash Kapoor

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

The Metropolitan Museum may not be the last institution to return looted sculptures