Yemen Identifies 28 Allegedly Looted Artifacts in London

According to the General Authority for Antiquities and Museums in Yemen, 28 Yemeni artifacts held in London have been looted from their country of origin. Of these objects, eight were auctioned in early July by Bonhams and Apollo Art Auctions, and the remaining twenty were found in the collection of the British Museum. A release […]

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