The United States returned more than 250 ancient artifact to Italy after it was discovered that they had been previously stolen by smugglers in the 1900s.
However, a spokesperson for the museum told Reuters it had been offered the artifacts as a gift but had referred the donor to the Italian Minister of Culture who alerted the museum that Italy was claiming the objects.
"The Menil Collection declined these works from the collector, and they have never been part of the museum's collection," the spokesperson said. Some of the antiquities returned to Italy from the U.S. are displayed during a ceremony in New York City, Aug. 8, 2023.In June, Italy recovered more of their previously looted antiquities from London.
According to a statement, the Culture Ministry valued the items at $12.79 million. The items included 750 objects, which date from theItaly recovered marble busts of men from the imperial age, wall painting from the area of Mount Vesuvius and an Etruscan three-legged bronze table.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on the breaking news team for Fox News Digital. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhitten.
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