New York repatriates three antiquities to Yemen after seizing them from Met board member
Reuters New York will return three antiquities worth $US725,000 to the people of Yemen, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Friday, as part of a criminal investigation into a Manhattan-based private collector. A Yemeni soldier stands next to the 3,000-year old Temple of the Moon in Marib, Yemen, on 16th October, 2015. PICTURE: Reuters/Angus […]
ANTIQUITIES: US HOBBY LOBBY SCANDAL SHINES A LIGHT ON SALE OF ANCIENT ARTIFACTS IN ISRAEL
MICHELE CHABIN, of Religion News Service, reports from Jerusalem…