Throughout history, masterpieces have plundered, looted, and stolen, and taken far away from the original locales. For the former owners of such stolen works, getting their prized possessions back can be tricky and involve decades-long legal and political ordeals. The list below surveys 20 works that were subject to claims that they had been looted, plundered, or stolen by other means. By no means comprehensive, it includes works looted by the Nazis, objects taken as war booty, and artifacts plundered amid conquests and colonization. Below, a look at 20 iconic cultural treasures that have faced allegations that they were stolen, from ancient Greek marbles and African artifacts to Renaissance masterpieces and a modernist treasure.

Source: Ethiopian News February 26, 2021 19:20 UTC