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Artifacts seized from U.S. billionaire returned to Israel

Dr. Etan Klein, Deputy Director of the Theft Prevention Unit, of Israel's Antiquities Authority, and Executive Assistant District Attorney Joyce Smith, sign repatriation papers for looted antiquities worth $5-million, seized from billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, in the offices of the Manhattan District Attorney, in New York, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The 39 items being returned to Israel include two gold masks dating from about 5000 B.C. that are valued at $500,000, and a set of three death masks that date from 6000 to 7000 B.C. and are worth a total of $650,000, (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Looted antiquities worth $5-million, seized from billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, are displayed in the offices of the Manhattan District Attorney, in New York, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The 39 items being returned to Israel include two gold masks dating from about 5000 B.C. that are valued at $500,000, and a set of three death masks that date from 6000 to 7000 B.C. and are worth a total of $650,000, (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Looted antiquities worth $5-million, seized from billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, are displayed in the offices of the Manhattan District Attorney, in New York, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The 39 items being returned to Israel include two gold masks, foreground left, dating from about 5000 B.C. that are valued at $500,000, and a set of three death masks that date from 6000 to 7000 B.C. and are worth a total of $650,000. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Dr. Etan Klein, Deputy Director of the Theft Prevention Unit, of Israel's Antiquities Authority, looks over looted antiquities worth $5-million, seized from billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, displayed in the offices of the Manhattan District Attorney, in New York, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The 39 items being returned to Israel include two gold masks dating from about 5000 B.C. that are valued at $500,000, and a set of three death masks that date from 6000 to 7000 B.C. and are worth a total of $650,000, (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Artifacts seized from U.S. billionaire returned to Israel