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Parchin kari, or pietra dura in Italian, is the art of marble inlay, which involves carving out marble slabs and inserting precious and semiprecious stones to create elaborate floral and geometric patterns.
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In the past few years, Europe and the United States have been returning stolen bronzes from the historical Kingdom of Benin.
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