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Bronze Roman statue, believed to have been looted from Turkey, seized from Cleveland Museum of Art

The museum had recently revised public information about the sculpture, likely a depiction of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, in an apparent attempt to distance itself from its alleged looting

Elizabeth Marlowe
31 August 2023
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This bronze statue was formerly described by the Cleveland Museum of Art as likely depicting Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius as a philosopher. Now it is described as Draped Male Figure, around 150BCE-200CE. Roman or possibly Greek Hellenistic. The Cleveland Museum of Art