Year of Object(s) Creation: 2nd century BCE
Estimated Value ($USD): 750,000
Object Type(s): Statue
Object Material(s): marble
Provenience Nation: Greece
Provenience Location: Gortyna, Crete
Year Removed from Findspot: 1991

Provenance
Start Year: 1991
End Year: 2006
Circumstance of Acquisition: Illegal excavation and purchase
Nation: Switzerland
Location: Private residence of David Cahn

Apollonas Lykeios Statue from Gortyna, Crete


Description:
Apollo statue stolen from Crete was later found at auction in the Netherlands.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1991
Year Claim Resolved: 2007
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government of Greece
Complainant Nation: Greece
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: David Cahn
Respondent Nation:
Respondent Nation Economy:
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
WHERE IS IT NOW? The statue is now exhibited at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Heraklion, Greece. Edited by JS