FBI agents in Boston, Massachusetts, recovered a stolen reliquary urn dating from the 17th century.
The wooden urn is believed to be one of 17 artifacts taken from the Church of San Michele Arcangelo di Cangiano between Aug. 1, 2012, and Aug. 31, 2022, according to an April 30 news release from the FBI.
The item was recovered from an antiques dealer in the northeastern United States who had bought the object from another antiques dealer in Italy.
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He has relinquished ownership of the artifact.
The FBI recovered the urn after a request from the Italian Ministry of Culture.
“It’s incredibly exciting when the FBI can recover a piece of history that carries such deep emotional and cultural significance,” Ted Docks, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston Division, said in a statement.
📣#BREAKING: #FBI Boston has recovered a 17th century reliquary urn, carved and gilded in wood,
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