Palestinian Carved Cosmetic Spoon
Description:
Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2021
Year Claim Resolved: 2023
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.
Complainant Name: Government of Palestine
Complainant Nation: Palestine
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government
Respondent Name: Michael Steinhardt
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual
Reference Links:
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/for-first-time-ever-us-returns-looted-artifact-to-palestine-180981409/
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-gives-palestinians-looted-antiquity-owned-by-steinhardt-in-1st-such-repatriation/
- https://news.artnet.com/art-world-archives/us-repatriate-first-looted-antiquity-to-palestine-2239461
- https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/01/09/us-returns-stolen-artefact-to-palestine-as-part-of-investigation-into-new-york-collector-michael-steinhardt
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Editor's Notes:
Current location: with the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, based in Bethlehem, West Bank