Getty to hand back 'looted art'

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Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 23:28 GMT 00:28 UK

Getty to hand back 'looted art'
By David Willey
BBC News, Rome

One of the world's wealthiest museums, the Getty in Los Angeles,
has signed an agreement in Rome to return priceless artefacts
allegedly stolen from Italy.

Under the deal with the Italian culture ministry, 40 major works
of ancient art will be returned from next week.

The items include a prized limestone and marble statue of the
goddess Aphrodite, to be handed over in 2010.

It follows two years of often hostile negotiations, with Rome
threatening to sever ties with Getty.

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