I left alone, on two horses I had purchased in good faith.

Like the Metropolitan, the collector made her purchase in good faith, never suspecting that the painting was stolen.

The Metropolitan Museum has responded that the chariot was "purchased in good faith".

These are houses that they purchased in good faith, but they are not even being compensated for this.

"In our legal system, they have no entitlement, even if they made the purchase in good faith," Ms. Lowenthal said.

The chariot was "purchased in good faith," said Harold Holzer, a spokesman for the Met, and has been "lovingly preserved, widely published and seen by millions of visitors from around the world."