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Object Type(s): Food/Drink Container, Game
Object Material(s): animal product, bone, metal, wood
Provenience Nation: Iceland
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Provenance
Start Year: 2021
End Year: 2021
Circumstance of Acquisition: Given by German owner to the Skagfjörður Heritage Museum
Nation: Iceland
Location: Glaumbaer
Start Year: 1970
End Year: 1970
Circumstance of Acquisition: Stolen from the Skagfjörður Heritage Museum
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Icelandic Cream Jug, Backgammon Whalebone Board Piece And A Wood Butter Box


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1970
Year Claim Resolved: 2021
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation

Complainant Name: Skagfjörður Heritage Museum
Complainant Nation: Iceland
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Anonymous individual
Respondent Nation: Germany
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Edited by Keli Fisher Clarification about Provenance Records . The artifacts were allegedly stolen from the Skagfjörður Heritage Museum in 1970. It is unknown where they were taken at the time. However, when they were mailed back in 2021, the package was marked from Germany. . The museum reached out to the anonymous sender, and the sender explained that he found the items at a flea market many years ago.