Archaeological theft

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historical museum in Baghdad

pre-Columbian Maya settlement

Treasure amassed by Croesus looted, sold and litigated, aka “Lydian hoard”

act of uncovering a tomb or crypt to steal artifacts or personal effects

carved alabaster vessel found in a Sumerian temple complex in Uruk, Iraq

Pre-Columbian Maya book

history museum in Washington DC, United States

ancient Greek bowl used for mixing wine with water, made around 515 B.C.

statue from circa 2340-2200 BCE

unauthorised archaeological digging

deliberately damaging a grave with intent to dishonor the dead person

Collection of archaeological artifacts

American financier, newspaper publisher, antiquities collector, philanthropist

Canaanite bronze age objects taken from Gaza to Israel

gilded ancient Egyptian coffin from the late Ptolemaic Period