Lmao, thnx. Needed that this mornin.

looks like a very very early masonic piece

#TLDR

Kim Kardashian tied to allegedly looted art in debacle highlighting a frustrating reality The reality star says the statue isn't hers. But the difficulty in verifying the provenance of antiquities is a loophole easily exploited by unscrupulous sellers. Kim Kardashian attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Earlier this week, it was reported that Kim Kardashian West was named in a civil suit filed by the U.S. government alleging she was the intended recipient of an illegally imported ancient Roman sculpture. Federal agents seized the sculpture in 2016 when it entered the U.S. and are now seeking its forfeiture. According to the complaint, officials from Italy have examined the sculpture and stated that it was looted and smuggled from Italian soil. (A spokesperson for Kardashian West told CNN she "never purchased this piece" and that "this is the first that she has learned of its existence." Kardashian West is not a defendant in the lawsuit, which does not allege any wrongdoing on her part.)

The complaint says the allegedly looted sculpture was sold by an established dealer and shipped by a reputable international customs broker.

Allegations of art looting and smuggling conjure up images of clandestine, backroom deals and the black market, but the allegations in this case suggest that in most cases, nothing could be further from the truth.

The legal complaint states the sculpture had been exhibited at the foremost annual global art fair, where Dealers, private collectors and museum curators from around the world to do their shopping from a selection of carefully vetted gallery stock. The court papers say the allegedly looted sculpture was also sold by an established dealer and shipped by a reputable international customs broker. Given all these checks and balances, could an illicitly obtained antiquity really slip through the cracks?

Unfortunately, the answer is yes — and far too easily. For years, ancient works of art have been looted from archaeological sites and storerooms and smuggled across international borders, only to appear on the legitimate art market. From there, they make their way into private and public collections. Unlike the situation with, say, cars or real estate, where a wary buyer can get a certificate of title confirming their ownership, there are few safeguards in place to assure buyers of fine art that their purchases are legally on the market. This is especially true for antiquities like the sculpture allegedly bound for Kardashian West.