Met Has Temporary Custody of Illicit Artefacts from Yemen

 

Zachary Small, Yemen Gets Ownership of Artifacts, but Met Will Still Display Them New York Times Sep 19, 2023

Ownership of the artifacts is being restored to Yemen, but given the civil war there Yemeni officials have asked the museum to safeguard them for now through a custodial agreement.The Metropolitan Museum of Art is transferring the ownership of two ancient sculptures that have been in its collection to Yemen, officials said.