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The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) has agreed to return to Libya a 2,200-year-old statue from Ancient Egypt's Potelamic Dynasty that is suspected to have been looted after the Second World War.
The United States on Thursday returned a cache of smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya as the oil-rich Mediterranean country struggles to protect its heritage against the backdrop of years of war ...
Embark on an extraordinary journey through the rich history of North Africa, spanning across five powerful nations: Egypt, ...
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has returned a pair of looted ancient Greek statues to Libya, one of which had been on view at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1998. The ...
An ancient statue, believed to be looted from Libya during the civil war, has been returned to the country’s authorities. The 2nd century BC figure, some 2,200 years old, was seized at London ...
The deserted souvenir shops and cafes on the mountainous road leading to the 2,600-year-old site are the only reminder that this used to be a major tourist destination. Looting has hit Libya's ...
In the North African country of Libya, some of the world’s most well-preserved ruins from the ancient empires of Greece and Rome have been hidden in plain sight for the past four decades.
The two-foot-tall statue, chiseled during ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic Dynasty, was a rare find. It was discovered in the 1930s in a large earthenware storage jar. via The Cleveland Museum of Art ...
The Cleveland Museum of Art will transfer ownership of its 2,200-year-old statue to Libya, facilitating cultural exchange and cooperation under a US-Libya agreement.
A collection of ancient pottery is displayed, as part of a cache of antiquities is returned to Libya from the United States on Thursday, March 31, 2022 ,Tripoli, Libya.
TRIPOLI, Libya — The United States on Thursday returned a cache of smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya as the oil-rich Mediterranean country struggles to protect its heritage against the ...