Disputed Antiquities

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Republic of Italy / Getty Musuem, Villa Collection

Goddess Figure
This sizeable marble and limestone statue from the 5th-century B.C. was among many works in the collection of the Getty Museum that Italy claimed were looted from digs and smuggled out of the country. Last year the Getty decided to return it along with 39 other objects, though Italy agreed that the statue could remain at the Getty Villa until 2010.

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