UN opens virtual museum to spotlight artifact trafficking
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PARIS The UN 's cultural agency on Sept. 29 announced the launch of a virtual museum showcasing hundreds of looted artifacts in a bid to draw attention to the trafficking of cultural property. A Zambian ritual mask, a pendant from the ancient Syrian site of Palmyra and a painting by Swedish artist Anders Zorn are among nearly 250 stolen objects displayed on UNESCO's new interactive platform. But that is only a fraction of some 57,000 items Interpol estimates are in circulation, part of a
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