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Statue Seized From Cleveland Museum Part of Ongoing Investigation Into Antiquities Smuggling

  • The Manhattan DA seized a bronze statue from the Cleveland Museum valued at $20 million.
  • The statue depicts a Roman emperor and is believed to be about 1,800 years old.
  • Turkish officials say the statue was stolen from an archaeological site in Turkey in the 1960s.
  • The seizure is related to an investigation into a smuggling network involving looted antiquities.
  • The Cleveland Museum removed references to the statue's origins on its website after the seizure.
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