Italy Says It's Proven Vase at Met Was Looted

Felch, J., and Frammolino, R. (2005) ‘Italy Says It’s Proven Vase at Met Was Looted’, Los Angeles Times, 28 October.

ROME — In their decade-long investigation of the illicit antiquities trade, Italian authorities have amassed the strongest evidence to date that the most prized ancient Greek vase in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art was looted.

The Euphronios krater, described as one of the finest antiquities ever obtained by the Met, has been a source of controversy since the museum acquired it 33 years ago.