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40. I believe it may be back in CA, now, but antiquities theft was the story...

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 10:26 PM

Feb 2014

And several infamous trials, too.

The rare painted marble Greek sculpture of griffins attacking a doe, 325–300 BC, was turned over by the Getty to Italy after evidence emerged that it was plundered from a tomb in southern Italy in the 1970s.

What Went Wrong at the Getty
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/jun/23/what-went-wrong-getty/?pagination=false

( The J. Paul Getty Trust, Villa Collection, Malibu, California )

Two Griffins Attacking a Fallen Doe, from about 325 - 300 BC, is among antiquities that Italy and the J. Paul Getty Museum have arguing over. The museum has come under pressure over allegations of acquiring ancient art pieces illegally.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-getty_gm_01293101,0,5294755.photo#ixzz2sh3bRIlT

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