北京时间3月4日凌晨，国家文物局在美国纽约曼哈顿检察官办公室接收其向我国返还的41件文物艺术品。包括铜摇钱树和陶座、素面陶鬲、素面带盖铜钫、陶说唱俑等，种类涵盖陶器、玉器、青铜器、佛造像、画像砖及藏传佛教文物等。
China's National Cultural Heritage Administration received 41 cultural and artistic artifacts returned to China by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York, US at dawn on Tuesday, Beijing time, according to CCTV News. These artifacts include a bronze money tree with a ceramic base, a plain pottery tripod, a plain lidded bronze vessel, and a pottery figurine of a storyteller, among others. The types of artifacts span pottery, jade, bronze, Buddhist statues, portrait bricks, and Tibetan Buddhist artifacts.
经专家进行初步图片鉴定和法律研判，该批文物艺术品年代跨度从新石器时代至清代，类别丰富、工艺精湛，具有一定的历史、艺术和科学价值，属于非法出境的中国文物艺术品。
Preliminary image identification and legal analysis by experts indicate that these cultural and artistic artifacts date from the Neolithic period to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), encompassing a rich variety and exquisite craftsmanship, and hold certain historical, artistic, and scientific value. They are identified as Chinese cultural and artistic artifacts that were illegally brought overseas, according to CCTV.
2024年11月，国家文物局通过我驻纽约总领馆获悉，美国纽约曼哈顿检察官办公室在办案过程中查获41件疑似中国流失文物艺术品，国家文物局获悉消息后，开展核查等相关工作，与中国驻纽约总领事馆密切协作，在美方职能部门配合下，成功实现文物艺术品回归。
In November 2024, China's National Cultural Heritage Administration learned through Chinese Consulate General in New York that the Manhattan District Attorney's Office had seized 41 suspected lost Chinese cultural and artistic artifacts during an investigation. Upon receiving this information, the National Cultural Heritage Administration initiated verification and related work, closely collaborating with the Chinese Consulate General in New York, and with the cooperation of US departments, successfully facilitating the return of these artifacts.
2009年1月14日，中美两国首次签署防止中国文物非法入境美国的政府间谅解备忘录，并于2014年、2019年、2024年3次续签。备忘录签署以来，中美两国合作成功实现20批次594件/套流失美国的文物艺术品回归中国。
On Jan 14, 2009, China and the US signed their first intergovernmental memorandum of understanding to prevent the illegal entry of Chinese cultural relics into the US, which was subsequently renewed in 2014, 2019, and 2024. Since the signing of the memorandum, the two sides have successfully facilitated the return of 20 batches totaling 594 pieces or sets of lost cultural and artistic artifacts from the US to China.
编辑：黎霈融
实习生：邹欣婷
来源：央视新闻 环球时报
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