Milton Esterow

In an undated photo from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports/Hellenic Organization of Cultural Resources Development; National Archaeological Museum, Athens, a marble grouping of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros that were covered in plaster before the German invasion at the National Archeological Museum in Athens. Scholars are increasingly focusing attention on the seizure and excavation of antiquities from Greece and other countries by German forces during World War II. (Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports/Hellenic Organization of Cultural Resources Development; National Archaeological Museum, Athens, via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY NAZI LOOTED ARTIFACTS BY MILTON ESTEROW FOR JAN. 18, 2022. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

January 18, 2022 at 12:50 pm

New research tracks ancient artifacts looted by the Nazis

The art world has, understandably, focused more attention on the Nazis' seizure of art from Jews. But the Nazi role in antiquities looting is increasingly...

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