A Collector Sues to Fight Seizure of Roman Bronze Statue

Written By Reggie Woolery

A California collector is battling back against the Manhattan district attorney’s office’s ongoing efforts to crack down on looted antiquities. Aaron Mendelsohn, age 74, has filed a lawsuit against D.A. Alvin Bragg contesting his office’s claims that an ancient Roman statue the collector purchased in 2007 was looted from Turkey in the 1960s.

Reggie Woolery
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