@brutamerica: Three looted antiquities have been returned to Iraq by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The artifacts were linked to Robin Symes, a British dealer accused of trafficking stolen cultural property. Their return follows a criminal investigation that tied Symes to over 130 illicitly traded items, many of which passed through New York. Photo credits: Unsplash, The Metropolitan Museum of Art #MetMuseum #Iraq #ArtDealers #RobinSymes

da.sloth :

Yea cause Iraq has such a stellar report for keeping artifacts safe and not letting them get destroyed

Audrey :

oh my gosh, the man who dealt in stolen antiquities was BRITISH?!?! this... isn't surprising at all actually

Homie K-Baba :

this happens like once every three months at the met

looollll :

to the people saying they’ll just destroy it… it’s there stuff, they can do what they want with it

hockeygoalgod :

Major loss to humanity… giving treasures to a purely corrupt society

AbbyCullens1000 :

they should give it back, the Rosetta Stone was being used as a door stopper. They only want things back when we put value to it. We have their history in museums so people can learn from them versus they could give two shits but Let those countries erase themselves from history and that way later, they can’t blame us like they always do

The Death Lady :

And they'll end up getting destroyed somehow within a month of being returned 😞

Maus :

Aaaaaaaand gone forever 💔🥀

Wyoming :

Great, now they’ll be destroyed and lost forever

The Clumsy Gemini :

Hey British museum take notes

Carter :

Stolen antiquities = protected antiquities

Meagan :

how many other artifacts has The Met bought, not vetted, and then just kept for decades? You'd think a museum would do its due diligence before purchasing something. 🤷🏻‍♀️

BothsidesuxneedrevolutionASAP :

I'm sure they'll be very safe considering how stable the area is.

obamna :

Ur mentioned 🗣️🗣️🗣️

sakura_shogun :

Maybe it's nothing, but I'm wondering why the investigation found out the theft only AFTER the guy died and wouldn't have to serve time. 🤔

🪐Lauren🛸 :

Seeing these in person was overwhelming and magical but I’m so happy they are returning home💗💗💗

Dr. Shiloh Hoffman, DO. :

short sighted wokeism. artifacts belong in first world museums where they can be protected and displayed to the world

Peter 1953 :

Shame 🇺🇸

Priyanka :

😭😭😭

wilsongonzalez5788 :

😏

babycakes🧁🎂🦅 :

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Dan :

.hardscrabble. :

Brilliant, no one will ever see these again, except for whichever Saudi buys it from the Iraqis.

Mikey🇺🇸✡️ :

Good! They are finally back home💙

Greg :

Human rights or lives don’t matter but relics from nobody is sure need to be preserved at all costs, but of course. Why didn’t I see that. 👍