From left to right: Gnathian Askos (Wine Flask), circa 330 BC, attributed to the Rose Painter,
South Italian (Gnathia), terracotta, 11 × 10 × 10 ½ in. (27.94 × 25.4 × 26.67 cm).; Etruscan,
Statuette of a Warrior, 5th Century BC, bronze, 8 ¾ × 3 ½ × 2 ¾ in. (22.2 × 8.9 × 7 cm).; Figure
of a Soldier Mime Riding a Rooster from a Funerary Set, 3rd century BC, (South Italian),
polychromed terracotta, 7 ½ × 3 ½ × 5 3/8 in. (19.05 × 8.89 × 13.65 cm).; Vessel in the form
of the God Bes (Cosmetic Container), 650-550 BC, Egyptian (Dynasty 26, Late Period), faience,
5 5/8 × 3 25/32 × 3 3/8 in. (14.29 × 9.6 × 8.57 cm).; Red-Figure Lekythos, 4th century BC,
attributed to the Underworld Painter (Greek, South Italian, Apulia), terracotta, 37 ¼ × 13 ½
in. (94.5 × 34.3 cm).
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Home again: VMFA returns ancient works to their countries of origin
44 pieces are back in Italy, Egypt and Türkiye
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced Tuesday that it has deaccessioned and returned 44 works of ancient art following an investigation by the Antiquities Trafficking Unit of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security into the global trafficking of looted or stolen antiquities.
