Illegal excavation
The Getty Museum will return a set of illegally excavated life-size statues to Italy
The group of figures, known as “Orpheus and the Sirens”, is one of four artefacts the museum is repatriating to Italy based on new evidence
Online antiquities smugglers are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis
Heritage watchdog sees rise in posts from trafficking groups on Facebook
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What if Italy sold this 5,000-piece hoard of orphan antiquities?
Experts say the haul, the result of a 14-year investigation, could raise as much as €15m for the country’s cash-strapped archaeological service