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Stolen treasures countries want other countries to give back

Disputed treasures
Koh-i-Noor Diamond (circa 3,000 BC)
Priam’s Treasure (circa 3,000 BC)
Statue of Hemiunu (circa 2,570 BC)
Bust of Ankhhaf (circa 2,500 BC)
Nefertiti Bust (circa 1,345 BC)
Babylon’s Ishtar Gate (575 BC)
Elgin Marbles (447–438 BC)
Pergamon Altar (2nd century BC)
Rosetta Stone (196 BC)
Dendera Zodiac (1st century BC)
Old Fisherman from Aphrodisias (200 AD)
Sion Treasure (6th century)
Hoa Hakananai’a (circa 1200)
Sidamara Head (3rd century AD)
Khmer Empire antiquities (9th to 15th century)
Penacho Feather Headdress (circa 1520)
Benin Bronzes (16th century onwards)
Maqdala Trove (1740)
Summer Palace Treasures (1750 and earlier)
Gwaegal Shield (1770)
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James Miles [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

Disputed treasures

Many countries are now returning artefacts to the countries they were taken from. But there are still dozens of ongoing international disputes over diamonds, weapons and other historic items that countries say were stolen. Read on to see some of the most high-profile cases. All dollar amounts in US dollars.
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lovemoney staff

15 March 2022

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