A Roman-era statue thought to represent Marcus Aurelius called "The Emperor as Philosopher" stands in a gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio on June 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File) ...

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The headless statue is believed to depict Marcus Aurelius. The investigation into its origins comes over a decade after Turkey claimed that 21 objects at the museum were linked to an illicit trade.

The Cleveland Museum of Art acquired the bronze statue in 1986. The museum is now calling it “Draped Male Figure” on its website, but had earlier referred to it as a depiction of Marcus ...

Cleveland Statue believed to depict Marcus Aurelius seized from Cleveland Museum of Art in looting investigation The 76-inch (1.9-meter) statue dates from A.D. 180 to 200 and is worth $20 million.

In mid-August, the unit seized a statue believed to represent Marcus Aurelius himself, and valued at $20 million, from the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio.

After 15 years, Turkey is on the verge of recovering an 1,800-year-old bronze statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius—that’s said to be worth $20 million—from the Cleveland Museum of Art ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius was ordered seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art by New York authorities ...

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Museum of Art has sued New York City authorities over their seizure of a headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius. A ...

Like Marcus Aurelius and Benjamin Franklin, artist Georgia O’Keeffe was an early riser. “I like to get up when the dawn comes,” she told Life magazine in 1968.