Year of Object(s) Creation: 5000 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Figurine, Statue
Object Material(s): ceramic, terracotta
Provenience Nation: Kosovo
Provenience Location: Kosovo
Year Removed from Findspot: 1998 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2002
End Year: 2002
Circumstance of Acquisition: Returned to Kosovo
Nation: Kosovo
Location: Museum of Kosovo
Start Year: 1998 (approximate)
End Year: 2002
Circumstance of Acquisition: Removed during the 1998-1999 war with Kosovo
Nation: Serbia
Location:

Kosovo Terracotta Figure


Description:
The terracotta figurine, known as "Goddess on the Throne," is 1 of the estimated 1,248 artifacts that were removed from Kosovo during the 1998-1999 war.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1998 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2002
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

Complainant Name: Kosovo Government
Complainant Nation: Kosovo
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Serbian Government
Respondent Nation: Serbia
Respondent Nation Economy: In Transition
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Clarification Notes The terracotta figurine dates back to the sixth or fifth millennium B.C.E. Returned in 2002 to Museum of Kosovo following pressure by Michael Steiner (head of the UN Mission in Kosovo)