Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met returns looted Sumerian and Babylonian artifacts to Iraq

New evidence from a probe into British antiquities dealer Robin Symes confirmed the pieces were trafficked and rightfully belong to Iraq.

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
21/05/2025

New York's The Met museum to return ancient artifacts to Yemen

The sculptures, dated to the third millennium BCE, will remain in the Met's possession until they can be safely held in Yemen.

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