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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) ...

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.

Authorities have seized an allegedly looted headless statue, believed to depict Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, from a museum in Cleveland, Ohio. The bronze art was taken earlier last month.

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 Emperor as Philosopher,” a Roman-era statue, thought to represent Marcus Aurelius, stands in a gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, June 25, 2010. A warrant signed by a ...

Worcester Art Museum officials said in a statement that the bust taken from their possession dates from A.D. 160 to 180 and is believed to be a life-sized portrayal of a daughter of Marcus ...

The Worcester Art Museum purchased the statue, which dates to 160-180 C.E. and is known as “Portrait of a Lady (A Daughter of Marcus Aurelius?),” in 1966, when the museum was “provided with ...