Disputed Antiquities

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Venus of Cyrene
Italy, often the aggrieved party in many disputes over artifacts, in this case is the possessor. This Roman statue was removed by Italian soldiers in 1913 from Libya, which was, at the time, an Italian colony. Italy now says that it will return it.

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