Washington returns $5M in stolen artifacts
American officials have returned 36 stolen artifacts to Syria, valued at over five million dollars. Among them is a stone sculpture that was smuggled out during ISIS's destruction of the ancient site of Palmyra between 2015 and 2017. These pieces were seized from the Metropolitan Museum in New York and several art collectors. The sculpture depicts a man reclining with a woman and three children. The repatriation process highlights international cooperation in protecting cultural heritage, as the items were part of a larger collection of seizures totaling up to 98.7 million dollars since 2017. Collaborative efforts have contributed to recovering part of Syrian history.
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