Showing Reports From Jan 01, 1997 to Dec 08, 2014 Change Date Range
Or choose your own date range:
Israel Antiquities Authority accuses gang of thieves of trying to plunder Dead Sea Scrolls 0 Unverified
11:58 Dec 08, 2014
After a year long investigation into the thieves who attempted to steal the Dead Sea Scrolls, the thieves have been indicted.
The Antiquities...
More Information »
« Less Information
Categories
ItalyCatholic church to clamp down on religious art theft 0 Unverified
08:21 Dec 01, 2014
New rules will require all works of art and artefacts to be locked and flashlight checks to be carried out by clerical staff after spate of...
More Information »
« Less Information
Categories
Swiss museum to accept Gurlitt 'Nazi art' 0 Unverified
22:46 Nov 30, 2014
The Swiss' Bern Art Museum has been named the sole heir in the estate of Mr. Gurlitt, the son of Hitler's art dealer, who had hidden...
More Information »
« Less Information
Categories
US returns more than 500 looted antiquities 0 Unverified
21:26 Nov 24, 2014
Yesterday the US repatriated over 500 looted antiquities to the National Museum in Western Bangkok. The US government had requested Thai experts...
More Information »
« Less Information
Categories
The blood antiquities funding ISIL 0 Unverified
09:26 Nov 17, 2014
In an exclusive event at the Met, John Kerry blamed groups like ISIL for excavating antiquities and putting them on the market through middlemen....
More Information »
« Less Information
Categories
The blood antiquities funding ISIL 0 Unverified
09:26 Nov 17, 2014
In an exclusive event at the Met, John Kerry blamed groups like ISIL for excavating antiquities and putting them on the market through middlemen....
More Information »
« Less Information
Categories
The blood antiquities funding ISIL 0 Unverified
09:26 Nov 17, 2014
In an exclusive event at the Met, John Kerry blamed groups like ISIL for excavating antiquities and putting them on the market through middlemen....
More Information »
« Less Information
Categories
RepatriationNow the National Gallery of Australia has a Buddha scandal 0 Unverified
11:20 Nov 10, 2014
A different dealer from Manhattan, yet with a similar story to the stolen Shiva recently returned to India, a Buddha statue from Mathura,Uttar...
More Information »
« Less Information
Categories
RepatriationTammil Nadu village turns out to welcome Dancing Shiva 0 Unverified
11:08 Nov 10, 2014
The looted statue of the Dancing Shiva stolen from the village temple and sold to the National Gallery of Australia by Manhattan dealer Subhash...
More Information »
« Less Information
Categories
Auction HousesArchaeological Society in St. Louis Places Ancient Artifacts on the Auction Block 0 Unverified
10:21 Nov 10, 2014
The St. Louis Chapter of the American Arcaheological Society consigned for sale the objects collected from the ancient site of Haragah, an Egyptian...
More Information »
« Less Information
St. Louis, City of St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Categories
St Louis society attempts second sale of antiquities 0 Unverified
08:12 Nov 10, 2014
The AIA has condemned the St Louis chapter for planning to auction two Mesoamerican artifacts that were once part of the private collection...
More Information »
« Less Information
St. Louis, City of St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Categories
Montrealer Returns Stolen Pompeii Artifact 0 Unverified
22:11 Nov 09, 2014
A Montreal woman returned an ancient artifact to Italy, 50 years after taking it while on her honeymoon. The woman recalls spotting terracotta...
More Information »
« Less Information
Pompeii, Vicolo di Tesmo, Pompei, NA, Campania, 80045, Italy
Categories
Watch made for Marie Antoinette recovered 0 Unverified
01:16 Oct 16, 2014
A watch made for Marie Antoinette was stolen from its display in a museum. It was later returned by the wife of the thief some years after the...
More Information »
« Less Information
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Stolen icon rescued from Swiss auction 0 Unverified
11:50 Oct 12, 2014
A brief article describing a 16th century church icon found in a Swiss auction house was proved to be from the Christ Antifonitis church in...
More Information »
« Less Information
US Tourists Caught Stealing Pompeii Artifact 0 Unverified
16:50 Oct 09, 2014
A pair of American tourists were pinched by Italian police when Fiumicino airport authorities in Rome discovered a stolen Pompeii relic in their...
More Information »
« Less Information
Categories
VandalismCrimea’s looted treasure on the political agenda 0 Unverified
10:08 Oct 06, 2014
Russia's annexation of Crimea has allowed for the long-time practice of looting to be politically addressed. Called 'black archaeologists',...
More Information »
« Less Information
Priceless pieces find their way home 0 Unverified
13:21 Oct 05, 2014
The Toledo Museum of Art, is returning a Hindu sculpture which they had purchased in 2006 at a price of $245,000. This sculpture, of the Hindu...
More Information »
« Less Information
Art Gallery of South Australia told to cool heels in art quest 0 Unverified
11:55 Oct 05, 2014
The Art Gallery of South Australia’s bid to authenticate Indian antiquities in its collection has hit a snag after the Australian...
More Information »
« Less Information
Categories
Priceless Iraqi Artefacts are Sold to Fund Terror 0 Unverified
14:34 Oct 01, 2014
Ancient Iraqi artefacts are appearing on the black market as ISIS militants use intermediaries to sell priceless treasures to finance their...
More Information »
« Less Information
Spain returns Colombian treasure seized from drug gangs 0 Unverified
11:56 Sep 29, 2014
On September 1, BBC News reported the return of 691 indigenous artifacts to Bogota, Columbia. The artifacts, mostly ceramic objects, had been...
More Information »
« Less Information
Bogota, Vda. Centro Paime, Jagua Flor, Distrito Capital de Bogotá, Colombia
Filter Reports By
Clear Category
- All Categories 781
- No appropriate category listed.13
- ISIS0
- Country515
- Columbia0
- Afghanistan10
- Albania29
- Argentina1
- Armenia1
- Australia3
- Bangladesh1
- Belize1
- Bulgaria3
- Cambodia15
- Canada9
- China14
- Costa Rica1
- Costa Rica0
- Cyprus3
- Denmark1
- Egypt60
- Eritrea0
- Ethiopia1
- Finland1
- France3
- Germany6
- Greece41
- Guatemala1
- India9
- Iran2
- Iraq16
- Ireland4
- Israel10
- Italy33
- Japan1
- Jordan1
- Libya7
- Maldives1
- Mali12
- Malta1
- Mexico6
- Morocco1
- Nepal0
- Netherlands3
- Nigeria12
- Norway1
- Pakistan6
- Palestine1
- Peru4
- Philippines1
- Saudi Arabia1
- Scandinavia1
- Scotland2
- Serbia1
- Somalia2
- South Africa2
- Spain7
- Sri Lanka1
- Syria29
- Sudan1
- Sweden1
- Switzerland1
- Thailand1
- Tunisa1
- Turkey18
- United Arab Emirates0
- United Kingdom34
- United States73
- Vietnam1
- Yemen1
- Academic Bibliography14
- Legal/Court12
- Academic Presentation6
- Auction Houses10
- Online Sales8
- Repatriation70
- Trusted Reports153
- Vandalism21
- Vandalism2
Clear Location
Clear Type
Clear Media
Filter reports that contain…
Clear Verification
Clear Custom Fields
Category Logical Operators
- OR
- AND
| Total Reports | Avg Reports Per Day | % Verified |
|---|---|---|
| 781 | 0.09 | 16.9% |
