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Reclaiming history: Nazi-looted art returned to heirs of cabaret legend Fritz GrunbaumSeven pieces of artwork, including sketches and paintings by Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele, were returned to the heirs of cabaret per...
21 Sep, 2023, 07.41 PM IST
British & Swiss police recover 15th-century Ming vase worth $2.5 mn in a sting operationBritish police have recovered a 15th-century Chinese vase worth £2 million ($2.5 million) and dismantled a criminal gang that stole the art...
22 Aug, 2023, 05.56 PM IST
US returns 105 antiquities to India days after PM Modi's visitIndia has been making concerted efforts to bring back stolen Indian antiquities, the living symbols of rich Indian heritage and culture, fr...
17 Jul, 2023, 10.34 PM IST
Egypt recovers 2,700-year-old sarcophagus lid from US04 Jan, 2023, 01.42 AM IST
Tracing the man who stole the Mona Lisa and took it to ItalyThe day of the theft, Aug. 21, 1911, was a Monday and The Louvre was closed for maintenance.
13 Nov, 2022, 09.42 AM IST
An art sleuth from Chennai is taking on traffickers in a $10 billion black marketWith encyclopedic command of the material, Kumar hunts for distinguishing marks on antiques, matching archival photographs with offerings i...
20 Apr, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Meet the art sleuths bringing India's stolen heritage homeIndia Pride Project team scans catalogues of art galleries to track down looted antiquities.
12 Jun, 2016, 11.36 AM IST
Collector voluntarily surrenders Chola bronze idol stolen from Indian temple to US authoritiesAn anonymous collector of Asian antiquities voluntarily surrendered the stolen Chola bronze statue representing Saint Manikkavichavakar.
02 Jul, 2015, 08.35 AM IST