Antonio Lebolo

Antonio Lebolo
Lebolo (the first standing from the left) with Drovetti (standing, center) in Egypt in 1819
Born
Castellamonte, Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia
(now Italy)
DiedPossibly (1830-02-19)19 February 1830
Castellamonte, Piedmont-Sardinia or Trieste, Austria-Hungary
(now Italy)
OccupationsExcavator, adventurer
Known forJoseph Smith Papyri

Antonio Lebolo (possibly died 19 February 1830) was an Italian antiquities excavator and adventurer, best remembered for having stolen the Joseph Smith Papyri, a collection of documents he took from a burial site in Egypt.

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