An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin. [2402×2000]

More info:

[https://apnews.com/article/greece-griffin-olympia-new-york-museum-21aeee7fbb1b3b1f73450208527c09b7](https://apnews.com/article/greece-griffin-olympia-new-york-museum-21aeee7fbb1b3b1f73450208527c09b7)

A lot of repatriations took place last year, some of which I’ve posted about here:

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1j1v99t/the_us_is_returning_multiple_ancient_greek/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1j1v99t/the_us_is_returning_multiple_ancient_greek/)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1jew8rn/denmark_repatriates_the_statue_head_of_roman/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1jew8rn/denmark_repatriates_the_statue_head_of_roman/)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1fqopjt/the_us_has_returned_more_than_1000_achaemenid/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1fqopjt/the_us_has_returned_more_than_1000_achaemenid/)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1ij308q/turkey_repatriates_a_total_of_55_historical/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1ij308q/turkey_repatriates_a_total_of_55_historical/)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1he9l6g/a_glazed_brick_800_bc_and_a_marble_head_150_ce/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1he9l6g/a_glazed_brick_800_bc_and_a_marble_head_150_ce/)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1cuxsj1/after_over_85_years_iran_showcased_3500/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1cuxsj1/after_over_85_years_iran_showcased_3500/)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1hk0wt4/greece_has_returned_1055_ancient_coins_to_turkey/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1hk0wt4/greece_has_returned_1055_ancient_coins_to_turkey/)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1imd7xw/indonesia_showcases_returned_artifacts_it_had/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1imd7xw/indonesia_showcases_returned_artifacts_it_had/)