Year of Object(s) Creation: 1 C.E. (approx)
Estimated Value ($USD): 24000000
Object Type(s): Funerary Object, Sarcophagus, Statue, Vessel
Object Material(s): bronze, ceramic, metal
Provenience Nation: Turkey
Provenience Location: Various sites in Turkey and Italy
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance

Start Year: 2022
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: returned by U.S. Government to Turkey
Nation: Turkey
Location: Turkey, Italy

Start Year: 2021
End Year: 2022
Circumstance of Acquisition: seized from White's home
Nation: United States
Location: Manhattan District Attorney’s Office

Start Year:
End Year: 2021
Circumstance of Acquisition: unknown
Nation: United States
Location: Home of Shelby White, NY, NY

23 Turkish And Italian Artifacts


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2021
Year Claim Resolved: 2022
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

Complainant Name: Republic of Turkey
Complainant Nation: Turkey
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Shelby White
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Includes a bronze statue of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus from the late second or early third century CE, as well as four sections of a sarcophagus from the ancient city of Perge, which dates to between 170 and 180 CE. Editor: Eliza Rodi. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The Italian objects were returned to cultural sites near their place of origin, while the Turkish artifacts were placed in the collections of the Antalya Archaeology Museum in Antalya, Türkiye.