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Italy Claim Against Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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In an amicable 2006 agreement, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston agreed to transfer 13 allegedly looted antiquities to Italy in exchange for long-term loans of other important antiquities. The most prominent object returned was an over-life-size statue of Sabina . . . .

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Protection of Items of Artistic and Historic Interest (Law No. 1089) (1939, as amended 1975 and 1998) ("1939 Law") [unofficial translation]

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