Artnet

The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens Kicks Off a Controversial Deal to Show 15 Ancient Artifacts From U.S. Billionaire Leonard Stern’s Collection

A selection of 15 pieces from billionaire Leonard Stern’s personal collection of 161 marble figurines and vessels, all hailing from Greece’s Early Bronze Age (3200 BC to 2000 BC), has gone on view at ...
Hyperallergic

Sorry, But This Is Not "Repatriation"

Early Cycladic marble female figure (2600–2400 BCE), currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art) The characters, and more so the plot, are ...
Greek Reporter

4,700-Year-Old Seal Impressions Found in Greece May Rewrite History of Writing

Early Bronze Age seals from Therasia, Greece may rewrite Aegean history, pointing to the Cyclades as the birthplace of ancient writing.
The New York Times

Leonard Stern’s Cycladic Art Will Be Shown at the Met but Owned by Greece

An inventive collaboration allows a privately assembled collection of 161 ancient works to be viewed by the public. By Colin Moynihan One of the world’s most significant privately assembled ...