Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- Despite years of government seizures and growing scrutiny over the origins of ancient artifacts in its collection, New Yorks Metropolitan Museum of Art continues to hold hundreds of objects previously owned by collectors and dealers linked to alleged antiquities trafficking and looting, according to a new analysis by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

The findings raise fresh questions about how aggressively one of the worlds most influential museums is investigating the provenance of objects in its vast collection. The Met has repeatedly said that it does not want stolen or illegally exported artwork in its galleries and that it has invested significant resources in identifying probl...