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The Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin (Update)

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Aug 14, 202600:54:10Society & Culture

How did a freshly looted Egyptian antiquity end up in the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Why did it take Kim Kardashian to crack the case? And how much of what you see in any museum is stolen? (Part 1 of “Stealing Art Is Ea...

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