KIM KARDASHIAN MAY HAVE TO PART WITH AN EXPENSIVE ROMAN ARTIFACT
The reality star was accused of smuggling a Roman artifacts into the US
Kim kardashian have been accused of smuggling a Roman artifacts into the United States, The art was first seized in 2016 from the reality TV star. The Court documents claim that an antique Roman statue imported to Los Angeles by the reality TV star was smuggled into the country illegally. It was a five-ton shipment valued at nearly $750,000. Italy’s Carabinieri for the Protection of Cultural Heritage has requested the artifact be returned. The situation is more complicated than presented here.
However, A legal representative for Kardashian did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Curiously enough, the defendant in the case is not Kardashian, but the statue, which is currently in CBP custody while the court determines its fate. The statue, identified by the government as “Fragment of Myron’s Samian Athena, Limestone, Roman, 1st – 2nd century A.D.,”
Kardashian purchased the ancient artwork from Belgian interior designer Axel Vervoordt, who has collaborated with Kardashian in the past on home decor. An unsworn affidavit signed by Robert Lauwers, director of Vervoordt’s art-historical department, maintains that the statue “did not originate from Italy,” which allegedly contradicts an invoice obtained by the CBP upon confiscating the statue.
Shes been fighting to keep it as the artifacts was purchased in May 2016, but upon confiscation, she has been on a legal battle to keep the prices arts but it seems she might have to give it up after all.
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