Italy is negotiating with American museums over artifacts that may have been stolen. “The strategy is part of a broader offensive to crack down on stolen antiquities. Italy has gained additional clout – at least in terms of public awareness – from the current criminal trial of Marion True, a former curator at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and of antiquities dealers with ties to top American museums. There has been a real change in the last year or so in how the Italians deal with the antiquities issue. They have become very creative.”