And while any cloud of suspicion over the krater's provenance was unbeknownst to Met curators in1972, the museum faced calls from Italy to return the artifact, originally discovered outside Rome. 所以正当大都会博物馆馆长为陶瓶究竟来自哪里而感到疑惑时,博物馆收到了来自意大利的电话,原来陶瓶是最先在罗马城外发现的,并且意大利方面要求将陶瓶退还。
Current Status: After several years of negotiation, the Met returned the krater to Italy in2008 in exchange for the rights to display several comparable artifacts on loan. 目前状况:经过多年的磋商,大都会博物馆在2008年把陶瓶归还给了意大利,作为交换,博物馆获得了借走几件相同价值文物的用来展览的权利。