据荷兰广播公司NOS报道，阿姆斯特丹的阿勒德·皮尔森考古博物馆经调查发现一件古代花瓶的来源存疑，遂于周三主动将其归还给西西里岛。
The Allard Pierson Archaeology Museum in Amsterdam has voluntarily returned an ancient vase to Sicily on Wednesday after research raised questions about its provenance, according to broadcaster NOS.
这件名为“森图里佩盒”的容器制作于公元前3世纪，表面刻有希腊神阿波罗观看婚礼的场景，此前已作为馆藏近30年。
The Centuripe pyxis, a third-century B.C. storage vessel depicting a wedding scene watched by the Greek god Apollo, had been part of the museum’s collection for nearly 30 years.
该博物馆于1997年在马斯特里赫特举行的Tefaf艺术展上从一名瑞士商人手中购得此花瓶，但当时并无任何来源证明及出口许可文件。
The museum bought the vase from a Swiss dealer at the Tefaf art fair in Maastricht in 1997. Its provenance documents and an export license were missing.
卖家称该花瓶在1970年前一直由瑞士私人收藏。然而西西里研究人员于2016年发现的一卷胶卷显示，该花瓶曾出现在西西里岛森图里佩地区的盗墓者手中。胶卷中还有一张1976年的婚礼照片，与卖家所述的收藏历史相矛盾。
The seller claimed the vase had been in private Swiss ownership before 1970. But a roll of film Sicilian researchers discovered in 2016 showed the vase among objects handled by grave robbers in Centuripe, Sicily. The film also contained a wedding photograph dated 1976, contradicting the claimed timeline of Swiss ownership.
负责来源调查的罗吉尔·卡尔克斯表示：“显然，整个流程并未遵循规范。”
“Clearly, things did not go by the book,” said Rogier Kalkers, who leads provenance research at the museum.
由于荷兰2009年实施的更严格法规不具备追溯效力，此次归还并非法律强制要求。卡尔克斯指出：“四十年来，博物馆、收藏家与商人之间始终存在监管灰色地带。”该博物馆表示：“我们希望承担相应责任，因此决定归还此物。”
Kalkers said restitution was not legally mandatory because stricter rules introduced in the Netherlands in 2009 do not apply retroactively. “There has been a grey area for museums, collectors, and dealers for forty years,” he said. “We want to take responsibility and therefore distance ourselves from it,” said the museum.
交接仪式上，意大利代表团出席，成员包括西西里文化遗产部长、宪兵代表及意大利大使馆代表。
An Italian delegation, including Sicily’s heritage minister, Carabinieri officers and a representative of the Italian Embassy, attended the handover.
卡尔克斯强调：“这并非终点，而是双方开展后续联合研究的起点。”
“This is not a conclusion, but a stepping stone to joint follow-up research,” said Kalkers.