[MSN] Examples of Stolen, Recovered Art

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Examples of Stolen, Recovered Art

-- A look at some religious objects stolen and recovered in recent years outside of major looting in Iraq and Afghanistan:

STOLEN

_16th-century painting, "Christ's Head," stolen from museum in Novi Sad, Serbia, in January along with other paintings including a Rembrandt.

_Silver-and-gold chalice circa 1930 stolen in Russia earlier this year.

_Ornamental silver halo stolen in Honduras earlier this year.

_18th century icon of Apostle Mark stolen in Greece in 2005.

_A replica of Buddha's tooth stolen in 2005 from temple in Myanmar.

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RECOVERED

_ 17th-century sculpture of Madonna and Child recovered in 2005 in Slovenia, where it was stolen earlier that year.

_ 17th-century painting of St. Joseph and infant Jesus recovered in 2004 in Malta; where it was stolen earlier that year.

_ Four early editions of the Book of Mormon recovered in Utah in April; stolen in two separate burglaries in April and November.

_ Seventh-century Buddhist sculpture of Bodhisattva recovered in South Korea in 2003, where it was stolen earlier that year.

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