Tourist ‘Is in Trouble’ After Stones Taken From Pompeii, Police Say

A Scottish man is under investigation for aggravated theft, police officials said, after visiting the ancient Italian site.

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A Bid to Undo a Colonial-Era Wrong Touches a People’s Old Wounds

An Oxford museum’s collection of objects taken from the Naga people includes human remains. What to do with them now is not a simple matter.

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Mosaic of Lovers, Taken by Nazi Officer, Is Returned to Pompeii

The mosaic, which depicts a couple in an intimate bedroom scene, is among thousands of artifacts stolen from the ancient Roman city.

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Melania Trump Statue Vanishes in Slovenia

The bronze sculpture, erected near Ms. Trump’s hometown in eastern Slovenia, was chopped off at the feet and stolen, the police said.

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India Seeks to Block Auction of Buddhist Religious Relics

A collection of jewels and holy relics is set to be auctioned by the family of a colonial-era English explorer. Now, the Indian government says it’s not theirs to sell.

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Leonardo Patterson, Disgraced Dealer in Latin American Artifacts, Dies at 82

Born into rural poverty, he climbed to the top of the art market. But he fell after being convicted of selling fake and stolen items.

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After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home

Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

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A $300 Million Art Trove and the Labyrinth of Nazi-Era Art Claims

Claims on the Guelph Treasure stretch back nearly two decades, and Germany’s plans to change how restitutions are evaluated are now adding new wrinkles.

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Egon Schiele Watercolor, Said to be Nazi-Looted, Set for Auction

Christie’s, which values the work at more than $1 million, said the proceeds from any sale would be shared with the heirs of an art collector killed in a concentration camp.

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Cambodia’s Stolen Statues Are Coming Home to an Overflowing Museum

Foreign institutions and collectors are returning artifacts with deep spiritual meaning for Cambodians. Where and how to display them remain open questions.

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