Arts Voluntarily Returned to Owners

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(1) Geoff Edgers, Shadowy path to MFA and a glorious return; Italian museum
to display long-sought textile today. Boston Globe, Dec. 20, 2010.
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2010/12/20/mfa_returns_stolen_art_work_to_italy/

Note:
(a) Vigilius of Trent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigilius_of_Trent
(~353-405)
(b) Trento
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trento
(English: Trent; Italian: Trento, a city in Italy)

(2) Elisabetta Povoledo, A Trove of Ancient Silver Said to Be Stolen Returns
to Its Home in Sicily. New York Times, Dec. 6, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/06/arts/design/06silver.html?scp=4&sq=art%20returned%20museum&st=cse

(3) Kate Taylor, Met Is to Repatriate to Egypt Artifacts From King Tut’s
Tomb. New York Times, Nov. 10, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/arts/design/10met.html?scp=3&sq=art%20returned%20metropolitan%20museum&st=cse

Note:
(a) lapis lazuli
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapis_lazuli
(a relatively rare semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity
for its intense blue color; section 3 Etymology)

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I do not have time; will finish tomorrow.



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