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Some pieces are acquired through the artist's relatives, she said, "but for the most part, they come from collectors who bought back in 1940, '50, or '60 and held on to them.

In many cases the pieces were acquired specifically for donation to Princeton.

"Many pieces were acquired from Cartier's inventory," Mr. Jaffer said.

Most of the pieces were acquired before 1960, and some have not been out of storage in years.

Known collectively as the Elgin Marbles, the pieces were acquired by Scottish nobleman Lord Elgin in the early 19th century and brought to this country.

Mr. Sandon said many of the Watney pieces were acquired by museums, including the Victoria and Albert, the British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Most of his pieces were acquired from Grace Wu Bruce, a renowned dealer specializing in Ming and Qing antiques, with galleries in Hong Kong and London.

Pieces were acquired on the basis of skimpy recommendations that always coincided with the opinions of the gallery or artist in question, Mr Aldecoa said, according to Bilbao's daily El Correo yesterday.

But, she added: "These pieces were acquired during the course of two British initiatives, both with firmans – legal permits issued by the Ottoman authorities – that granted permission for the excavation of the site and removal of the material from the site … to the British Museum".

Many of Crowninshield's pieces were acquired in the '40s by sculptor Chaim Gross, whose collection doubled its high estimate of $10.5 million at Sotheby's last May.

The task force must also determine which pieces were acquired from Jewish owners during the Holocaust.