Among the works that the Americans have decided to return to the Italians, there is a painting by Lelio Orsi of the XVI century, 2,300-year-old pottery and marble sculpture of two-faced god Janus

Last Wednesday, the government of the United States returned the seven Italian works of art worth millions of dollars. All of these items, according to the Italian police, arrived in the U.S. illegally through the black market for works of art. Now they are returned to former owners.

Among the repatriated values ​​were, in particular, two ceramic vessel age of 2300 years. Presumably they have been illegally removed from archaeological sites in southern Italy. Vessels (the so-called pelika and situla) are painted with scenes from the life of ancient Romans. On the trail of the stolen artifacts was attacked, when they appeared in the catalog of the New York auction Christie's.

also repatriated a painting by Italian painter of the XVI century Lelio Orsi on the story of the ancient Greek myth and Lehde swan. In January 2008 the work came up for auction Sotheby's, where it was bought for $ 1.5 million. Italian police were able to prove that the stolen painting.

Another was returned to two-faced god marble statue of Janus.

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

Sources : artinvestment.ru