New York Returns 36 Looted Antiquities Worth More Than $5 Million to Syria

New York prosecutors have returned 36 stolen antiquities valued at more than $5 million to the Syrian government, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced.

Bragg said his office had successfully secured the return of the objects, placing the restitution effort under the Manhattan prosecutor’s office.

The announcement identified the Syrian government as the recipient of the recovered antiquities. It did not specify the types of objects included or the periods they date from.

Details of how the artifacts were stolen, how they reached New York and the investigation that led to their recovery were not provided in the summary of the announcement.