Year of Object(s) Creation: 450 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 1,200,000
Object Type(s): Food/Drink Container, Phiale, Vessel
Object Material(s): gold, metal
Provenience Nation: Italy
Provenience Location: Sicily
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 1991
End Year: 1999
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchase by Steinhardt from U.S. dealer Robert Haber
Nation: United States
Location: New York
Start Year: 1997
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Given to Italian Government by U.S. Customs
Nation: Italy
Location:

Sicilian Gold Phiale Mesomphalos


Description:
Gold Phiale Mesomphalos/Antique gold platter

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1995
Year Claim Resolved: 1999
Means of Resolution: Litigation

Complainant Name: Government of Italy
Complainant Nation: United States
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Michael Steinhardt
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Sources:
Art and Cultural Heritage: Law, Policy and Practice Edited by Barbara T. Hoffman. Pages 164-5; https://casetext.com/case/us-v-an-antique-platter-of-gold