Bonhams auction house facing claims it is selling looted Roman antiquities Third-century Roman plate and bust of Emperor Hadrian alleged to have links to man convicted of illegal dealing The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2024
Christie’s withdraws Greek vases from auction over links to convicted dealer Exclusive: four vases in New York auction traced to Gianfranco Becchina, convicted in 2011 of illegally dealing in antiquities The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2024
‘Enough is enough’: US looted treasures unit faces accusations over credit Exclusive: archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis accuses Manhattan DA’s office of abusing intellectual property The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Investigators seize 27 ‘looted’ antiquities from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art The more than twenty Italian pieces are worth around $10m, the six Egyptian items are valued at $3.2m The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022