send a private detective to Zurich in an endeavor to reinforce the cited Sarrafian provenance. In 2006, following the trial of Giacomo Medici and related disclosures about antiquities smuggling, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Italian government signed an agreement under which ownership of the Euphronios Krater and several other pieces of art was returned to Italy in exchange for long-term loans of other comparable objects owned by Italy. The krater remained on display at the Metropolitan Museum until January 2008, when it returned to Italy. It was unveiled in Rome on 18 January. The krater was displayed at the Villa Giulia National Etruscan Museum in Rome from 2008–14 until it was moved as part of a temporary display in the Cerveteri Museum celebrating the UNESCO World Heritage Site affiliation for the necropolis at Banditaccia. Following the increase of attendance at the museum, the Cultural Heritage Minister, Dario Franceschini, has announced that the krater will remain at the Archaeological Museum of Cerveteri as part of a strategy of returning works of art to their place of origin. Details from the krater's obverse have been used as a book cover illustration. The Penguin Classics deluxe edition of Robert Fagles' English translation of the Iliad employs a close-up of Thanatos for its front cover, and a close-up of Sarpedon for its back cover. References External links Christian Sahner, "Through Death, Glory," The Wall Street Journal, 11 August 2007 New York Sun article on the history of the krater and negotiations over its return New York Times article about the negotiations over return of ownership to Italy The Euphronios (Sarpedon) Krater in the Trafficking Culture Encyclopedia New York Times article about the krater's return to Italy Hoving's detailed account of the krater's purchase and troubled pedigree smARThistory: Euphronios Krater "The Euphronios Krater," poem by Jared Carter Euphronios Krater (Louvre G 103) Euphronios Krater Antikensammlung Berlin Archaic Greek art Art and cultural repatriation Individual ancient Greek vases 6th-century BC works Archaeological discoveries in Italy Collections of the Villa Giulia Archaeological theft Italy–United States relations