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Search Results For: Cultural Property (Antiquities) Disputes Over Non-United States Property
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Ancient Coin Collectors Guild v. Customs Department 2013 Federal Chinese and Cypriot Coins Imported into the US by ACCG Customs Violation Judgment for Defendant(s)
Ancient Coin Collectors Guild v. State Department 2012 Federal Ancient coins Illegal Export/ Import Judgment for Defendant(s)
Attorney-General of New Zealand v. Ortiz and Others 1983 International Maori architectural wood carving Illegal Export/ Import Judgment for Defendant(s)
Autocephalous Greek-Orthodox Church v. Goldberg & Feldman Fine Arts, Inc. 1991 Federal Byzantine mosaics from Kanakaria Choice of Law Judgment for Plaintiff(s)
Barnet & Sotheby's v. Greece 2020 Federal Greek antiquity Title Judgment for Defendant(s)
Brokerarte Capital Partners, LLC v. Detroit Institute of Arts 2023 Federal The Novel Reader (Une liseuse de romans) Replevin Dismissed
Cernuda v. Heavy 1989 Federal Approximately 200 paintings of Cuban origin Customs Violation Judgment for Plaintiff(s)
Crimean Museums (Plaintiff) & Ukraine (Intervenor Plaintiff) v. Allard Pierson Museum 2023 International Gold/Silver Brooch (Scythian, 900-100 BC). Title Affirmed
Cyprus Recovers Byzantine Frescoes with Help of Menil Collection 2012 Byzantine Frescoes Title Non-litigated Settlement
France Claim Against Cleveland Museum of Art 1987 Poussin painting: Holy Family on the Steps Illegal Export/ Import Litigated, subsequently settled
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate v. Christie’s 1999 Federal The Archimedes Palimpsest Choice of Law Judgment for Defendant(s)
Guatemala Claim Against Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for Pre-Columbian Objects Pending Pre-Columbian Mayan artifacts Title Pending
Heffel Gallery Limited v. Attorney General of Canada 2019 International Caillebotte painting, "Iris bleus, jardin du Petit Gennevilliers" (1892) Illegal Export/ Import Judgment for Defendant(s)
Hellenic Republic v. Michael Ward, Inc. 1994 Federal Fifteenth-century B.C. Mycenaean gold jewelry and ornaments Title Settled
In re Search Warrant Executed Feb. 1, 1995 1995 Federal 3 Pre-Colombian objects: Jewelry Illegal Export/ Import Other
In the Matter of Items Seized from the Park Avenue Armory (Persepolis relief) 2018 State Persian Guard relief from Persepolis, Iran. Title Litigated, subsequently settled
In the Matter of a Grand Jury Investigation into a Private New York Antiquities Collector (Michael Steinhardt) 2021 State Larnax Possession of Stolen Property Non-litigated Settlement
Iran v. Barakat Galleries 2008 International 18 jars, bowls, and cups circa 2,000-3,000 b.c. excavated from Jiroft region Title Judgment for Plaintiff(s)
Iran v. Berend 2007 International Ancient Persian relief (ca. 500 BC) Choice of Law Judgment for Defendant(s)
Italy Claim Against Getty Museum 2007 International Sixth century B.C. marble statue said to be Aphrodite Title Non-litigated Settlement
Italy Claim Against Metropolitan Museum of Art for Euphronios Krater and Morgantina Silver 2006 Euphronios Krater Illegal Excavation Non-litigated Settlement
Italy Claim Against Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2006 13 Antiquities, including Statue of Sabina Illegal Export/ Import Non-litigated Settlement
Italy v. Giacomo Medici 2011 International Antiquities robbed from tombs and temples in northern Italy Illegal Export/ Import Conviction
Italy v. Marion True and Robert E. Hecht 2010/2012 International 42 Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities Illegal Export/ Import Dismissed
Italy v. Renzo Canavesi 2003 International Sixth Century B.C. marble statue of Aphrodite Illegal Export/ Import Conviction
Jeanneret v. Vichey 1982 Federal Matisse painting Breach of Contract Confidential Settlement
Mali Claim Against MFA, Boston for Terracotta Objects 2022 Two Ancient Terracotta Figures from Mali Illegal Export/ Import Work Recovered/Restitution
Mexico Claim Against de Young Museum for Teotihuacan Murals 1981 Seventy mural fragments from the Aztec site at Teotihuacan Estate/Probate Dispute Work Recovered/Restitution
New York v. Morano 2017 State Ivory objects Trafficking in Endangered Species Guilty Plea
People of New York v. Freedman (Kapoor Case) 2013 State Ancient Indian Scuplture Possession of Stolen Property Guilty Plea
People of New York v. Wiener 2021 State Bronze Buddha statue and Marble A[sara ceiling panel from India Trafficking in Stolen Property Conviction
Peru v. Johnson 1991 Federal Pre-Columbian artifacts Replevin Judgment for Defendant(s)
Peru v. Yale University 2012 Federal Peruvian Artifacts Replevin Settled
Republic of Croatia v. Trustee of the Marquess of Northampton 1996 State Fourteen Roman silver artifacts from the fourth or fifth century A.D Title Dismissed
Republic of Turkey Claim Against Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for Statue of Herakles 2011 Statue of Weary Herakles Illegal Excavation Work Recovered/Restitution
Republic of Turkey v. Christie’s, Inc. 2023 Federal Ancient sculpture of idol (the “Guennol Stargazer") Illegal Excavation Judgment for Defendant(s)
Republic of Turkey v. Metropolitan Museum of Art 1990 Federal Ancient silver objects known as the "Lydian Hoard." Replevin Litigated, subsequently settled
Republic of Turkey v. OKS Partners 1999 Federal Elmali Hoard Conversion Non-litigated Settlement
Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran 2018 Federal Persepolis Collection Sovereign Immunity Judgment for Defendant(s)
Thailand Claim Against Art Institute of Chicago for Khmer Temple Lintel 1988 Lintel from a Twelfth Century Khmer Temple Title Non-litigated Settlement
The Sidon Bull's Head (Beierwaltes, Steinhardt and Metropolitan Museum of Art) 2017 State Marble Bull’s Head, 4th century, Lebanon Declaratory Action Litigated, subsequently settled
The “Getty Bronze” Case Pending International Ancient Greek bronze statue (The "Getty Bronze") Title Pending
United States v. A Roman Marble Torso of Artemis 1996 Federal Torso of Artemis Forfeiture Judgment for Plaintiff(s)
United States v. Alcharihi 2023 Federal ancient mosaic from the Byzantine Period depicting Roman mythology Customs Violation Conviction
United States v. An Antique Platter of Gold 2000 Federal Gold Phiale Illegal Export/ Import Judgment for Plaintiff(s)
United States v. An Original Manuscript Dated November 19, 1778 Bearing the Signature of Junipero Serra 1999 Federal Letter (1778) Forfeiture Judgment for Plaintiff(s)
United States v. Anderson 2016 Federal Ivory objects Customs Violation Guilty Plea
United States v. Bernstein 1982 Federal Peruvian antiquities Illegal Export/ Import Settled
United States v. Chait 2016 Federal Ivory and rhinoceros horn objects Illegal Export/ Import Guilty Plea
United States v. Dere and Khan Pending Federal Antiquities Conspiracy Pending
United States v. Eighteenth Century Peruvian Oil on Canvas Painting 2009 Federal 18th Century Peruvian Painting Forfeiture Judgment for Plaintiff(s)
United States v. Four Hundred Fifty Ancient Cuneiform Tablets (Hobby Lobby) 2017 Federal Antiquities from present-day Iraq. Illegal Export/ Import Litigated, subsequently settled
United States v. Gordon 2014 Federal African ivory carvings. Illegal Export/ Import Guilty Plea
United States v. Hollinshead 1974 Federal Machaquila Stele Theft Conviction
United States v. Johnson 2008 Federal Predynastic Egyptian ceramic vessel Illegal Export/ Import Guilty Plea
United States v. Khouli 2013 Federal various ancient Egyptian artifacts Trafficking in Stolen Property Guilty Plea
United States v. Krizan 2016 Federal Ivory tusks and ivory objects Illegal Export/ Import Guilty Plea
United States v. Latchford 2020 Federal Cambodian art for sale by Douglas Latchford Trafficking in Stolen Property Indictment
United States v. Liao 2015 Federal Rhino Horn Libation Cups Illegal Export/ Import Guilty Plea
United States v. Mask of Ka-Nefer-Nefer 2014 Federal Mask of Ka-Nefer-Nefer Forfeiture Dismissed
United States v. McClain 1979 Federal PreColumbian antiquities Theft Conviction
United States v. One Cuneiform Tablet Known as the “Gilgamesh Dream Tablet” (Hobby Lobby) 2021 Federal Ancient cuneiform tablet from present-day Iraq Forfeiture Seizure of Work
United States v. One Tenth-Century Marble Wall Panel Sculpture 2001 Federal Chinese Marble Relief Forfeiture Work Recovered/Restitution
United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton 2014 Federal Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton Customs Violation Guilty Plea
United States v. Pre-Columbian Artifacts 1994 Federal Pre-Columbian Artifacts Illegal Export/ Import Confidential Settlement
United States v. Schultz 2003 Federal Egyptian Antiquities Theft Conviction
United States v. Twenty-Nine Peruvian Artifacts 2015 Federal Moche bone carving of arm with clasped fist Forfeiture Seizure of Work
United States v. Zheng 2016 Federal Ivory and rhinoceros horn objects Illegal Export/ Import Guilty Plea
Vance v. Kapoor Pending State Indian sculpture Illegal Export/ Import Pending