Year of Object(s) Creation: 68 C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 3,200,000
Object Type(s): Statue, Textile
Object Material(s): canvas, ceramic, fabric/cloth, paint, wood
Provenience Nation: Egypt
Provenience Location: Egypt
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2022
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Given to Government of Egypt by New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art in seizure
Nation: Egypt
Location: Egypt
Start Year:
End Year: 2022
Circumstance of Acquisition: Unknown
Nation: United States
Location: New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art

6 Egyptian Antiques


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2017
Year Claim Resolved: 2022
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government of Egypt
Complainant Nation: Egypt
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
Part of the same seizure and ceremonial returning as 21 Italian antiques. Objects include “Lady With a Blue Mantle,” a portrait individually worth $1.2 million. Edited by Arianne Ohara