This vase is in most art history books as an example of red figure Greek vases, 5th century B.C., as being more sophisticated than the earlier black figure vases. I didn't know anything about this scandal until recently.
This is a long article but definitely worth reading, with a chronology of the winner bidder/thief Medici at the end.
Art ping.
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The vase belongs in a museum, whether the Met or in Italy, I don't know. But not in the hands of a private owner, because ancient art belongs to the world. That from me, a defender of private property! The Greeks bequeathed us so much, and their art is a part of that heritage and our common civilization.
Looting is another story. If Elgin had left the marbles on the Acropolis, they'd be as smooth as the marbles still there. Pace Graecis.