A twist in Getty Museum's Italian court saga
- January 14, 2010 10:17
Today, closing arguments in a long-running legal battle in Italy will determine the fate of one of the finest ancient bronze statues in existence. An Italian prosecutor alleges that the Italian fishermen who discovered the Greek statue in 1964 failed to declare it to Italian customs officials and sold it to middlemen, who smuggled it out of the country. The Getty says it acted in good faith when it purchased the bronze, but a rediscovered letter may add a twist to the tale....
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