Year of Object(s) Creation: 20 C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 9,000,000
Object Type(s): Mosaic, Statue
Object Material(s): bronze, marble, metal, stone
Provenience Nation: Lebanon
Provenience Location: Lebanon
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2023
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Repatriated to the Lebanese government
Nation: Lebanon
Location:
Start Year: 2022 (approximate)
End Year: 2023
Circumstance of Acquisition: Nine mosaics were recovered from a criminal investigation into Georges LOTFI, who was an alleged antiquities trafficker; others were allegedly trafficked by Giovanni Franco Becchina, Robin Symes, and Jerome Eisenberg
Nation: United States
Location: New York

12 Lebanese Antiquities


Description:
Of the twelve antiquities, there were ten mosaics, "Castor" and "Pollux" marble statuettes, and a bronze statuette of a worshipper.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2022 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2023
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

Complainant Name: Lebanese Government
Complainant Nation: Lebanon
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Lebanese antiquities dealer Georges Lofti
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Edited by Keli Fisher WHERE ARE THEY NOW? All of the artifacts were returned to Lebanon and were restored and analyzed by historians at the National Museum of Beirut. However, eight of the artifacts were deemed to be modern copies of already documented artifacts throughout Europe. The genuine artifacts are currently on display at the National Museum of Beirut, Lebanon.