Princeton University Art Museum and Italy sign agreement over antiquities

Two of the four objects to be transferred in title to the Italian government but to remain on loan to the Princeton University Art Museum are this ceramic red figure psykter (top), Greek, Attic, ca. B.C., and the Apulian red figure loutrophoros (below), from South Italy, ca. B.C. Below: This Roman inlaid dagger and sheath made of bronze, iron, silver, gold and niello, ca. first-second centuries A.D., is one of seven objects to remain permanently at the Princeton University Art Museum. The Princeton University Art Museum and Italian cultural authorities on Oct. 30 signed an agreement that resolves the ownership of 15 works of art in the museum's collection. The signing took place in Rome. "This agreement meets Princeton's two primary goals," museum Director Susan Taylor said in a statement released after the signing. "First, it is consistent with our long-standing commitment to responsible stewardship of our collections.