Manhattan DA returns seized artifacts worth $20M to Greece

The Kouros, one of 46 antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt and returned to the people of Greece. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
The Kouros, one of 46 antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt and returned to the people of Greece. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
The Kouros, one of 46 antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt and returned to the people of Greece. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

NEW YORK (AP) – Dozens of looted antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt after a yearslong investigation have been returned to the people of Greece, prosecutors in New York announced February 23.

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US returns antiquities to India in stolen art investigation

This bronze Shiva Nataraja, valued at $4 million, is one of 248 antiquities that were returned to India by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
This bronze Shiva Nataraja, valued at $4 million, is one of 248 antiquities that were returned to India by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
This bronze Shiva Nataraja, valued at $4 million, is one of 248 antiquities that were returned to India by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. authorities returned about 250 antiquities to India on October 28 in a long-running investigation of a stolen art scheme. The items, worth an estimated $15 million, were handed over during a ceremony at the Indian Consulate in New York. The centerpiece is a bronze Shiva Nataraja valued at $4 million, authorities said.

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