541. The Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin

541. The Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin

Freakonomics Radio
53 min
May 4, 2023
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How did a freshly looted Egyptian antiquity end up in the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Why did it take Kim Kardashian to crack the case? And how much of what you see in any museum is stolen? (Part 1 of “Stealing Art Is Easy. Giving It Back Is Hard.”)