The New York Times report, citing the investigation into the link between a Princeton University Art Museum curator and antiquities dealer Edoardo Almagià, suggested other North American museums were involved. Two Etruscan bracelets were returned to Italy from the Cleveland Museum of Art: "Gift of Edoardo Almagia and Courtney Keep in honor of Arielle P. Kozloff" (inv. 1996.16-17).
Did the Cleveland Museum of Art acquire any other items from or through Almagià?
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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