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FILE — The Emperor as Philosopher," a Roman-era statue, thought to represent Marcus Aurelius, stands in a gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, June 25, 2010. A warrant signed by a judge in Manhattan, Aug. 14, 2023, ordered the seizure of the statue, from the Cleveland Museum of Art by New York authorities investigating antiquities looted from Turkey. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
Draped Male Figure believed to be Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius from The Cleveland Museum of Art

Overview

  • 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.