Year of Object(s) Creation: 320 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 1,000,000
Object Type(s): Candelabrum, Food/Drink Container, Krater, Stele
Object Material(s): ceramic, paint, stone
Provenience Nation: Italy
Provenience Location: Various locations in Italy
Year Removed from Findspot: 1975 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2005
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: All objects handed over to Government of Italy by the Getty Museum
Nation: Italy
Location: Government of Italy
Start Year: 1981 (approximate)
End Year: 2005
Circumstance of Acquisition: objects bought from three different parties from 1981-1990
Nation: United States
Location: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Start Year: 1985 (approximate)
End Year: 1990
Circumstance of Acquisition: unknown (candelabrum)
Nation: United States
Location: Atlantis Antiquities, NY, NY
Start Year:
End Year: 1985 (approximate)
Circumstance of Acquisition: (candelabrum)
Nation: Vatican City
Location: Guglielmi Collection, Vatican City
Start Year: 1980 (approximate)
End Year: 1981
Circumstance of Acquisition: krater bought for unknown sum
Nation: Switzerland
Location: Possession of Gianfranco Becchina, Basal, Switzerland
Start Year: 1975 (approximate)
End Year: 1980 (approximate)
Circumstance of Acquisition: krater discovered by a canal worker, traded for a pig
Nation: Italy
Location: various locations in Italy

3 Italian Objects


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2004
Year Claim Resolved: 2005
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

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

Respondent Name: J. Paul Getty Museum
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
Paestan red-figure calyx krater, painted and signed by Asteas; stone stela with Greek funerary inscription; Etruscan candelabrum. Editor: Eliza Rodi.