Year of Object(s) Creation: 1000 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 100,000
Object Type(s): Brooch, Coin, Figurine, Jewelry, Spearhead, Statue, Weapon
Object Material(s): metal
Provenience Nation: Bulgaria
Provenience Location: Bulgaria
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2021
End Year: 2021
Circumstance of Acquisition: Items returned to Bulgaria by U.K. authorities
Nation: Bulgaria
Location:
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2020
Circumstance of Acquisition: UK police acquired items after arresting Dimitar Dimitrov
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: Port of Dover

Bulgarian Ancient Coins, Pendants, Brooches, Statues, Spearheads


Description:
Items included ancient coins, pendants, brooches, statues, and spearheads. Case against individual Bulgarian man smuggling antiquities into the United Kingdom.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2020
Year Claim Resolved: 2020
Means of Resolution: Litigation

Complainant Name: Bulgarian Government
Complainant Nation: United Kingdom
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Dimitar Dimitrov
Respondent Nation: Bulgaria
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Edited by TM and Keli Fisher