Year of Object(s) Creation: 340 B.C.E.
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Building, Column
Object Material(s): marble, stone
Provenience Nation: Greece
Provenience Location: Greece
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2018
Circumstance of Acquisition: Returned to Greece
Nation: Greece
Location: Epigraphical Museum (Athens)
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2018
Circumstance of Acquisition: Handed over to the London Metropolitan Police to be returned to Greece
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: London
Start Year:
End Year: 2018
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly illegally exported from Greece and eventually found at an auction of antiquities
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: Sotheby's House (London)

Greek Marble Attic Column


Description:
An ancient marble engraved column of Attica style was repatriated to Greece in 2018.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2018 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2018
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

Complainant Name: Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports
Complainant Nation: Greece
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Sotheby's (London)
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
Edited by Keli Fisher Clarification Notes: . The image displayed is not of the marble column at issue in this dispute. In lieu of an image of the column from this case, this is a marble column from a similar era (300 B.C.E.). The site where the image is from is cited in the Reference Links.