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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago

Cool. Now do the British Museum.

[-] QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Nah, you have to steal stuff back, take the stone of destiny for example.

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

The plan for stealing the Stone of Scone was hatched where all good plans come about: a pub.

[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

Interesting.... So do countries of origin suddenly have a claim on artifacts that were plundered and shipped to foreign countries? Asking for a friend.

[-] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 6 points 3 months ago

In this case it was found in the 60s in Italian waters by a fisherman and illegally sold on the black market while a law enacted in the 40s stated that all cultural treasures found under ground or under water belong to the government, with up a 25% reward to the finder

Not the usual "we stole it 200 years ago during imperialism so it's legitimately ours now"

[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Every case is unique in one way or another.

The irony here is that the statue isn't even Italian, is Greek. It was just found in Italy.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They have a claim. Whether the country, organization, or individual in possession of said artifact(s) chooses to recognize that claim is another matter, however.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 3 months ago

I don't think so. We're still looking at it.

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 12 points 3 months ago

Hopefully from Italy it finds its way to its rightful place in Greece.

[-] makyo@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Seriously, how is that not the answer to all this. This world is batshit crazy.

[-] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 7 points 3 months ago

It was lost in a shipwreck 3000 years ago when Greece was ruling the Italian south, not stolen like the Acropolis in the British museum

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Good luck. The Getty Museum being in California probably doesn't give a shit what a European court has to say

[-] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

Seeing how they presented arguments in court, they seem to care a little bit

[-] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

Aaahh! So that's where all the Getty Images come from!

[-] mkwt@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

So do you hire a repo man for that kind of thing?

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