“Unless leading museums, who are widely seen as the keepers of the public conscience in this area, can be persuaded to adopt more exacting standards and to end their cozy and acquiescent relationships with private collectors, it is likely that the looting will continue undiminished.”

Neil Brodie and Colin Renfrew

Statue of Aprhodite (J. Paul Getty Trust)

Statue of Apollo (J. Paul Getty Trust)

Kantharos cup (J. Paul Getty Trust)

Eupphronios Krater (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

An ancient plate from Sicily (Italian Carabinieri/Associated Press)