Year of Object(s) Creation: 1 C.E. (approx)
Estimated Value ($USD): 24000000
Object Type(s): Funerary Object, Sarcophagus, Statue, Vessel
Object Material(s): bronze, ceramic, metal
Provenience Nation: Turkey
Provenience Location: Various sites in Turkey and Italy
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2022
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: returned by U.S. Government to Turkey
Nation: Turkey
Location: Turkey, Italy
Start Year: 2021
End Year: 2022
Circumstance of Acquisition: seized from White's home
Nation: United States
Location: Manhattan District Attorney’s Office
Start Year:
End Year: 2021
Circumstance of Acquisition: unknown
Nation: United States
Location: Home of Shelby White, NY, NY

23 Turkish And Italian Artifacts


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2021
Year Claim Resolved: 2022
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

Complainant Name: Republic of Turkey
Complainant Nation: Turkey
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Shelby White
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Includes a bronze statue of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus from the late second or early third century CE, as well as four sections of a sarcophagus from the ancient city of Perge, which dates to between 170 and 180 CE. Editor: Eliza Rodi.