Year of Object(s) Creation:
Estimated Value ($USD): 260,000
Object Type(s): Mosaic, Panel
Object Material(s): glass, stone
Provenience Nation: Turkey
Provenience Location: Gaziantep Province
Year Removed from Findspot: 1960 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2018
Circumstance of Acquisition: Returned to the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry
Nation: Turkey
Location: Zeugma Mosaic Museum (Gaziantep)
Start Year: 1965
End Year: 2018
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchased by the Bowling Green State University from antiquities dealer, Peter Marks, at the Peter Marks Works of Art gallery from New York
Nation: United States
Location: Bowling Green State University (Ohio)
Start Year: 1960 (approximate)
End Year: 1965
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly looted during illegal excavations in the southeastern province of Gaziantep (Ruins of the ancient city of Zeugma)
Nation: United States
Location: New York

12 Turkish Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaics


Description:
In 2018, the Bowling Green State University signed an agreement with the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry to return the 12 mosaic pieces. These 12 stolen pieces form a famous Zeugma mosaic (known as "Gypsy Girl") and currently reside in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in the province of Gaziantep.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1960 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2018
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

Complainant Name: Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry
Complainant Nation: Turkey
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Bowling Green State University
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Edited by Keli Fisher