British Museum
The 1,700 piece collection marks the highest-value object gift in UK museum history.
Ilê Sartuzi staged the “heist” a year in advance as part of a seven-minute video he exhibited in a recent MFA exhibition.
Selling each item via e-commerce sites such as eBay over a 10-year period.
Criticizing both institutions over alleged complicity regarding Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.
The latest in a decades-long dispute between the two sides.
Following an investigation into longtime curator, Peter Higgs, who allegedly stole priceless artifacts from its collection.
He proceeded in selling some of the antiques under a pseudonym on eBay.
Following a recent report made by the institution stating that the two sides had made “constructive” talks.
Featuring a series of objects that date back to 4000 B.C.
The findings come in the form of an ancient Babylonian tablet that dates back 3,500 years.
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