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Cultural Property (Antiquities) Disputes Over Non-United States Property
| Case Name | Date Ended |
Jurisdiction | Object in Dispute | Claims/ Legal Issues |
Decision/ Settlement |
| 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) |
| Cleveland Museum of Art v. District Attorney of New York County, New York | Pending | Federal | Draped Male Figure, c. 150 BCE–200 CE. The Cleveland Museum of Art | Declaratory Action | Pending |
| 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 |