Getty silent on looted artifacts
The J. Paul Getty Trust has concluded that it bought 350 ancient artifacts from dealers suspected or convicted of trading in looted artifacts, but it has not informed Italian authorities contesting the trust's ownership of dozens of other items, a newspaper reported.
The internal review last year found that the 350 items in the Getty's antiquities collection, including Greek, Roman and Etruscan artifacts, were valued at about $100 million, the Los Angeles Times reported for yesterday's editions.
The review did not determine whether any of the objects was purchased illegally and concluded that most of the items likely would not have to be returned to their countries of origin.
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The internal review last year found that the 350 items in the Getty's antiquities collection, including Greek, Roman and Etruscan artifacts, were valued at about $100 million, the Los Angeles Times reported for yesterday's editions.
The review did not determine whether any of the objects was purchased illegally and concluded that most of the items likely would not have to be returned to their countries of origin.