Manhattan prosecutor returns 3 ancient sculptures to Lebanon
NEW YORK (AP) " Three ancient sculptures are being returned to their rightful owners in Lebanon as the Manhattan district attorney forms a new antiquities trafficking unit.District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced Friday the repatriation of the treasures that were possessed by private collectors and are worth more than $5 million.They were stolen from a temple during the Lebanese civil war that started in 1975.The bull's head and two marble torsos were confiscated in [...]
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