JERUSALEM (AP) One of the Israel Museum's biggest patrons, American billionaire Michael Steinhardt, approached the flagship Israeli art institution in 2007 with an artifact he had recently bought: a 2,200-year-old Greek text carved into limestone.
Museums worldwide are facing greater scrutiny over the provenance or chain of ownership of their art, particularly those looted from conflict zones or illegally plundered from archaeological sites.
Weeks after American billionaire Michael Steinhardt agreed to surrender dozens of plundered antiquities, three of the items remain on display at Israel's flagship museum
Weeks after American billionaire Michael Steinhardt agreed to surrender dozens of plundered antiquities, three of the items remain on display at Israel’s.