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US Returns Over 1,400 Looted Artefacts Worth $10 Million To India
As part of an ongoing initiative to repatriate stolen art from countries across South and Southeast Asia, the United States on Wednesday announced that it has returned more than 1,400 looted artefacts worth $10 million to India.
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How FBI Tracked Down Rare Monet Painting Stolen By Nazis 80 Years Ago
FBI Art Crime Team, the New York and New Orleans Field Offices, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana Wednesday announced the repatriation of a Claude Monet pastel on paper, "Bord de Mer."
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49 Gold Sculptures Worth $1.3 Million Stolen From Exhibition In Italy: Report
Nearly 50 gold pieces of art created by Italian sculptor Umberto Mastroianni were stolen from an exhibition near Lake Garda, Italy, on Wednesday night, CNN reported, quoting the host of the exhibition, the Vittoriale degli Italiani estate.
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4 Charged For 2019 Theft Of Gold Toilet Worth Rs 50 Crore In UK
The stolen item, known as "America," is not just any toilet but a unique piece of artwork.
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In A Daring Heist, Ancient Buddha Statue Worth Rs 12.5 Crore Stolen From US Art Gallery
The rare artifact is a seated Buddha with a halo, roughly 4 feet tall, created during Japan's Edo Period (1603-1867).
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Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Dutch Museum During Pandemic Recovered
A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said Tuesday.
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US's Met Museum To Examine Stolen Art Pieces, Return Them To Countries
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art said Wednesday it would examine the provenance of "several hundred or more" objects that were possibly stolen from their country of origin, and then return them where necessary.
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100-Year Old Stolen Salvador Dali Drawings Recovered By Spanish Police
The art works - two dark rural sceneries drawn on brown paper - were authenticated by the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation, which holds the rights on the late painter's works, police said.
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To Reclaim African Artifacts, 'Looty' Project Launches Digital Art Heists
A Nigerian man has launched a project called "Looty" to reclaim African artifacts stolen by European colonisers by creating 3-D images of them, selling them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and using the proceeds to fund young African artists.
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Looty NFT Project Launches Digital Art Heists to Reclaim African Artifacts: Report
A Nigerian man has reportedly launched a project called "Looty" to reclaim African artifacts stolen by European colonisers by creating 3D images of them, selling them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and using the proceeds to fund young African artists.
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Art Crime Detective Returns Rare Sculpture To France 50 Years After Heist
A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago.
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"Close A Very Difficult Chapter Of History": Australia To Return "Stolen" Art To India
Australia will return 14 artworks to India, including at least six believed to have been stolen or illegally exported, the National Gallery announced Thursday.
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Battlefield Publisher EA Says Investigating Recent Data Breach, Says Some Game Source Code Stolen
Electronic Arts is investigating a recent data breach, where some of its game source code and related tools were stolen, the videogame publisher said, becoming the latest victim of a spate of cyberattacks on US companies.
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Gold Toilet, Once Offered On Loan To Trump, Stolen From British Palace
A gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from an art exhibition at Britain's Blenheim Palace, police said -- causing flooding to the World Heritage Site.
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Missing 'Picasso' Thought Found In Romania A Hoax: Report
A writer who thought she had found a masterpiece by Pablo Picasso stolen in an infamous art heist six years ago said Sunday she was the victim of a "publicity stunt", the NOS Dutch public newscaster reported.
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US Returns Over 1,400 Looted Artefacts Worth $10 Million To India
As part of an ongoing initiative to repatriate stolen art from countries across South and Southeast Asia, the United States on Wednesday announced that it has returned more than 1,400 looted artefacts worth $10 million to India.
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How FBI Tracked Down Rare Monet Painting Stolen By Nazis 80 Years Ago
FBI Art Crime Team, the New York and New Orleans Field Offices, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana Wednesday announced the repatriation of a Claude Monet pastel on paper, "Bord de Mer."
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49 Gold Sculptures Worth $1.3 Million Stolen From Exhibition In Italy: Report
Nearly 50 gold pieces of art created by Italian sculptor Umberto Mastroianni were stolen from an exhibition near Lake Garda, Italy, on Wednesday night, CNN reported, quoting the host of the exhibition, the Vittoriale degli Italiani estate.
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4 Charged For 2019 Theft Of Gold Toilet Worth Rs 50 Crore In UK
The stolen item, known as "America," is not just any toilet but a unique piece of artwork.
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In A Daring Heist, Ancient Buddha Statue Worth Rs 12.5 Crore Stolen From US Art Gallery
The rare artifact is a seated Buddha with a halo, roughly 4 feet tall, created during Japan's Edo Period (1603-1867).
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Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Dutch Museum During Pandemic Recovered
A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said Tuesday.
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US's Met Museum To Examine Stolen Art Pieces, Return Them To Countries
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art said Wednesday it would examine the provenance of "several hundred or more" objects that were possibly stolen from their country of origin, and then return them where necessary.
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100-Year Old Stolen Salvador Dali Drawings Recovered By Spanish Police
The art works - two dark rural sceneries drawn on brown paper - were authenticated by the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation, which holds the rights on the late painter's works, police said.
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To Reclaim African Artifacts, 'Looty' Project Launches Digital Art Heists
A Nigerian man has launched a project called "Looty" to reclaim African artifacts stolen by European colonisers by creating 3-D images of them, selling them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and using the proceeds to fund young African artists.
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Looty NFT Project Launches Digital Art Heists to Reclaim African Artifacts: Report
A Nigerian man has reportedly launched a project called "Looty" to reclaim African artifacts stolen by European colonisers by creating 3D images of them, selling them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and using the proceeds to fund young African artists.
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Art Crime Detective Returns Rare Sculpture To France 50 Years After Heist
A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago.
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"Close A Very Difficult Chapter Of History": Australia To Return "Stolen" Art To India
Australia will return 14 artworks to India, including at least six believed to have been stolen or illegally exported, the National Gallery announced Thursday.
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Battlefield Publisher EA Says Investigating Recent Data Breach, Says Some Game Source Code Stolen
Electronic Arts is investigating a recent data breach, where some of its game source code and related tools were stolen, the videogame publisher said, becoming the latest victim of a spate of cyberattacks on US companies.
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Gold Toilet, Once Offered On Loan To Trump, Stolen From British Palace
A gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from an art exhibition at Britain's Blenheim Palace, police said -- causing flooding to the World Heritage Site.
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Missing 'Picasso' Thought Found In Romania A Hoax: Report
A writer who thought she had found a masterpiece by Pablo Picasso stolen in an infamous art heist six years ago said Sunday she was the victim of a "publicity stunt", the NOS Dutch public newscaster reported.
