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一 |     CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Museum of Art has sued New York City authorities over their seizure of a headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius.A warrant signed by a judge in Manhattan on Aug. 14 ordered the seizure of the statue, which the museum acquired in 1986 and had been a highlight of its collection of ancient Roman art. The museum argues in its suit that the statue was lawfully obtained and that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has no legal authority to seize it.The warrant was secured as part of an ongoing investigation into a smuggling network involving antiquities looted from Bubon in southwestern Turkey and trafficked through Manhattan, a spokesperson for Bragg has said. The 76-inch (1.9-meter) statue dates from A.D. 180 to 200 and is worth $20 million, according to the district attorney’s office. The suit filed Thursday asks a judge to declare that the museum is the rightful owner of the statue, which it calls “one of the most significant works in the (museum’s) collection” of some 61,000 objects. Museum officials have repeatedly told the district attorney that their evidence is insufficient and suggested other investigative avenues, according to the suit, but all have been refused.The museum said it also has consulted experts who cast “significant doubt” on the identification of the statue as Marcus Aurelius, noting the experts believe it’s more likely a statue of another Greek philosopher.A spokesman for Bragg said the office is reviewing the lawsuit and “will respond in court papers.” He also noted the office has successfully recovered more than 4,600 illegally traffic antiquities.Museum spokesman Todd Mesek said it does not discuss ongoing litigation but noted the museum takes provenance issues very seriously.The statue was removed from view earlier this year, and the museum changed the description of the piece on its website, where it calls the statue a “Draped Male Figure" instead of indicating a connection to Marcus Aurelius.Turkey first made claims about the statue in 2012 when it released a list of nearly two dozen objects in the Cleveland museum’s collection that it said had been looted from Bubon and other locations. Museum officials said at the time that Turkey had provided no hard evidence of looting.The Manhattan district attorney’s office has worked in recent years to repatriate hundreds of objects looted from countries including Turkey, Greece, Israel and Italy. It was unclear who might be targeted in the investigation of the statue seized in Cleveland.Marcus Aurelius ruled as Roman emperor from A.D. 161 to 180 and was a Stoic philosopher whose “Meditations” have been studied over the centuries.The seized statue shows a man in flowing robes holding one hand in front of him in a regal pose.。    赵龙主持召开企业座谈会指出     把握大势坚定信心 发挥优势爱拼会赢     推动经济持续向新向优向好发展     东南网8月20日讯（福建日报记者 刘必然）8月19日，省长赵龙主持召开企业座谈会，了解企业生产经营情况和产业发展态势，听取对做好下半年全省经济工作的意见建议。    会上，福光股份、安井食品、龙溪轴承、匹克集团、高意集团、时代星云、品品香茶业、华清电子材料、帝视科技、ABB开关、卡尔美体育、思尔特机器人、东南西北科技集团等13家不同领域的企业代表踊跃发言，围绕强化创新引领、加快“智改数转”、产业链协同、助力企业出海、做好人才引育、保护知识产权、优化营商环境等方面提出意见建议。赵龙认真听取发言，不时就企业关切深入交流探讨，要求有关部门逐条梳理、充分吸纳，认真研究、闭环办理，推动更好落地转化。    赵龙指出，今年是“十五五”开局之年，在以习近平同志为核心的党中央坚强领导下，全省上下牢记嘱托、奋勇争先，全方位推动高质量发展，经济社会发展总体平稳、稳中提质。福建多区叠加优势突出、制造业基础雄厚、创新动能持续增强，高质量发展支撑实、潜力大，广大企业家敢为人先、爱拼会赢，这是我们应对挑战的优势所在、底气所在。希望大家辩证看待、准确把握当前经济形势，始终坚定信心、正视困难，准确识变、科学应变，开拓创新、勇攀高峰，在做大做强企业的同时，助力全省经济持续向新向优向好发展。要坚持创新驱动发展，以更宽视野大力推进科技创新、产品创新、组织创新和管理创新，加快数智全面赋能和转型升级，以新质生产力引领企业高质量发展。要主动融入全省产业布局，围绕打造“555X”产业集群、推进现代服务业扩能提质、做大做强特色现代农业，找准定位、发挥优势，加快新旧动能转换，持续锻造核心竞争力，助力全省产业能级跃升。要积极开拓多元市场，找准细分赛道，在差异化竞争中深耕主业、做强实业，不断巩固优势领域领先地位。要坚持依法合规经营，不断优化行业风气，积极承担社会责任，为企业发展创造更好的外部环境。

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