Manhattan DA Seizes Dozens of Ancient Artifacts from Metropolitan Museum of Art in Smuggling Probe
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The Manhattan District Attorney's office seized dozens of ancient artifacts from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in June, including a 3,700-year-old Greek jug and a 2,000-year-old Turkish bronze statuette of Hermes. These seizures are part of an ongoing investigation into post-World War II underground smuggling rings that specialized in illegally trafficking antiquities. Since 2017, the DA's office has seized over 120 artifacts from the Met, many of which have been repatriated to their countries of origin.
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· 3 pulledA 3,700-year-old Greek jug and a 2,000-year-old Turkish bronze statuette of Hermes were among the dozens of ancient artifacts that were seized from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art earlier in June
The removals took place thanks to an intervention from the Manhattan District Attorney's office, which altogether has seized over 120 artifacts from the museum since 2017
The most recent seizures have taken place thanks to extensive research conducted by investigators that have been looking into post-World War II underground smuggling rings
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