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    'Repatriation of Italian Cultural Artifacts' [Image 2 of 9]

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    A marble sculptural head, likely of Greco-Roman or ancient Mediterranean origin, is displayed on a clear acrylic stand against an American flag backdrop. The sculpture depicts a youthful face with elaborately carved hair adorned with what appear to be grape clusters or floral elements, suggesting it may represent Dionysus/Bacchus or a similar deity. The image bears a U.S. Department of Homeland Security ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) watermark, indicating this is an official law enforcement documentation photograph, likely related to a cultural property seizure or repatriation case.

    WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

    04.20.2012

    Photo by Paul Caffrey 

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement           

    In a ceremony today at the Italian Embassy, in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, returned looted antiquities to the people of Italy. The objects were seized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations and Italy's Carabinieri. One of the seized artifacts,one side of a Roman marble janiform herm is shown in this photo.

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    Date Taken: 04.20.2012
    Date Posted: 04.26.2012 12:06
    Photo ID: 565461
    VIRIN: 120420-O-9999C-347
    Resolution: 2832x4256
    Size: 6.28 MB
    Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US

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