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San Antonio Museum of Art repatriates nine antiquities to Italy

The artefacts, most dating from the 4th century BC, include a terracotta statue of a woman and elaborate red-figure vessels

Benjamin Sutton
12 December 2025
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A marble head of Hermes from the 2nd century AD (left) has been returned to Italian authorities, while a terracotta and pigment sculpture of a woman from the 4th or 3rd century BC (right) remains on view at the San Antonio Museum of Art, on loan from the Ministry of Culture of Italy Courtesy Ministry of Culture of Italy and the San Antonio Museum of Art