Year of Object(s) Creation: 300 B.C.E.
Estimated Value ($USD): 3,000,000 (approximate)
Object Type(s): Sculpture, Statue
Object Material(s): ceramic, terracotta
Provenience Nation: Italy
Provenience Location:
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2022
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Given by U.S. to Italian Government after seized by Manhattan district attorney’s office
Nation: Italy
Location: Museum of Rescued Art in Rome before finding a permanent home in Taranto, in Puglia
Start Year: 1976
End Year: 2022
Circumstance of Acquisition: Acquired by John Paul Getty
Nation: United States
Location: J. Paul Getty Museum

3 Italian Life Size Terracotta Figures Of Orpheus And The Sirens


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2021
Year Claim Resolved: 2022
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

Complainant Name: Government of Italy
Complainant Nation: Italy
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: J. Paul Getty Museum
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
Part of an investigation into an accused Italian antiquities smuggler, Gianfranco Becchina. Edited by: Arianne Ohara