750 archaeological finds returned to Italy, repatriated following the conclusion of a long negotiation with the liquidators of Symes Ltd. Another 71 finds, currently in the United States, will be recovered in the coming days.
A further group of fragments is still being studied by Italian and Greek archaeologists for which the provenance must be established to assign their return to their respective states. Minister of Culture: "Works of art cannot become the object of illegal activities or worse than archaeo-mafias: the illegal market must be cut off"