Objects of inspection
The Italian government and the MFA are nearing a showdown over artworks some insist are stolen. Which ones? Nobody's saying for sure.
ROME -- Like a high-stakes poker game played over a long distance, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Italian government are each waiting for the other side to reveal what it knows about decades of suspicious purchases of ancient art. (Full article: 1984 words)
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