Wednesday, 2 October 2019

US returns to Libya the head of a stolen marble statue


The head had been "on sale at
an auction in the United States"
  
The US Department of Homeland Security when it is not immorally caging immigrant children and losing the documentation, will return to Libya "the head of an archaeological marble statue" that arrived in the United States "illegally". It originated in the ancient city of Cyrene, Eastern Libya. This is being done on the basis of a memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries in early 2018 on imposing import restrictions on artefacts.
In June 2008, HSI New York initiated a cultural property investigation in response to information indicating that looted antiquities were shipped to the United States from Dubai. The investigation revealed an antiquities dealer illegally shipped 50 items of cultural property originating from various nations to major museums, galleries and art houses in New York City. In August 2008, HSI seized the Libyan marble statue during its shipment from the Dubai-based antiquities dealer to a collector in Queens, New York. The seized statue is the fragmented head of a veiled woman statue that is measured 13 inches tall by 10 inches wide. Ongoing efforts in this investigation led to the identification of several key players in a transnational criminal organization, engaging in the illicit trafficking of cultural antiquities. 
and... ? The other 49 objects include...?

the statue  and is part of the rich cultural heritage amongst the Libyan community.

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