ATHENS, Greece — A valuable ancient vase gifted more than 70 years ago by the Greek government to an Italian prime minister has been voluntarily returned to Greece by the former statesman's ...

Italian authorities have long maintained that the vase was looted from a tomb north of Rome, but the Met has refused to return it, saying the Italians lack “irrefutable proof.” Advertisement ...

The Met owns another vase by Python, dated to 350-325 BC and from the same region of Paestum in southern Italy, which was founded by Greek colonists. It acquired that work in 1976.