First 4 Getty Works Return to Italy

AP Online | October 2, 2007 | Copyright

ROME - Four prized artifacts from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California returned to Italy on Tuesday, the first of 40 works to be handed over by the Getty as a result of Italy's efforts to recover antiquities it says were looted and sold to museums.

Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli announced that the four works, which he said were insured for about $425 million, would be distributed to Italian museums.

One of the works was a highly prized vase attributed to the 5th century B.C. Greek painter Euphronios.

The delivery was the first since Getty Director Michael Brand signed a deal with ...

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