Italian Ceramics And Writings
Description:
Italian Artifacts
Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2007
Year Claim Resolved: 2007
Means of Resolution:
Complainant Name: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Italian Ministry of Culture
Complainant Nation: United States
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government
Respondent Name: John Sisto
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual
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Editor's Notes:
"Objects include: 380 manuscripts and parchments, including a 1662 doctoral diploma and writings by kings, emperors, and popes;
1,000 books dating from the 17th and 18th centuries; a book preface written by Benito Mussolini; and religious artifacts and relics, including a shoe worn by a clergyman and about 100 terra cotta heads given as offerings to the Roman Catholic Church.
" WHERE IS IT NOW? All of the artifacts were returned to Italian cultural institutes near where they were stolen from. The majority of the artifacts in this collection are not on display as of July 2026.
1,000 books dating from the 17th and 18th centuries; a book preface written by Benito Mussolini; and religious artifacts and relics, including a shoe worn by a clergyman and about 100 terra cotta heads given as offerings to the Roman Catholic Church.
" WHERE IS IT NOW? All of the artifacts were returned to Italian cultural institutes near where they were stolen from. The majority of the artifacts in this collection are not on display as of July 2026.