for the destruction of Russian cities and looting of Russian museums by Nazi Germany in World War II. A 1998 Russian law, the Federal Law on Cultural Valuables Displaced to the USSR as a Result of the Second World War and Located on the Territory of the Russian Federation, legalizes the looting in Germany as compensation and prevents Russian authorities from proceeding to restitutions. Authenticity Correlating with the criticism on Schliemann's methods and motivations, doubts about the authenticity of the treasure have been voiced. Notions are it not being a singular find, but rather a composite, and the nomenclature, as the described layer of origin is now agreed to be prior to King Priam's lifetime. Even Schliemann himself rectified his initial description of the finding circumstances, having sent away foreign helpers and recovering the items only in the presence of his wife. Since its whereabouts have not been publicly known for half a century, modern scientific analysis of the artifacts and therefore proof or disproof of Schliemann's claims were impossible for a long period of time. Notes References Silberman, Neil Asher (1989). Between Past and Present: Archaeology, Ideology and Nationalism in the Modern Middle East, Doubleday, . Smith, Philip, editor (1976). Heinrich Schliemann: Troy and Its Remains: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries Made on the Site of Ilium, and in the Trojan Plain, Arno Press, New York, . A catalog of artifacts from Schliemann's excavations at Troy, with photographs. Traill, David (1997). Schliemann of Troy: Treasure and Deceit, St. Martin's Press, Wood, Michael (1987). In Search of the Trojan War, New American Library, . External links Art News article, originally published in April 1991 revealing the secret Soviet collections of looted art, including the Schliemann collection. Calvert's Heirs Claim Schliemann Treasure Looted Art BBC radio documentary on art looted by the Soviets at the end of World War II, with special mention of the Schliemann collection Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts collection of Schliemann's treasure Art collections in Germany Art collections in Russia Troy Treasure troves of Turkey Archaeological discoveries in Turkey 1873 archaeological discoveries Art and cultural repatriation after World War II Tourist attractions in Moscow Gold objects Art crime Antiquities of the Pushkin Museum Russia–Turkey relations