A man from <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/california/" target="_blank">California</a> has been found guilty of illegally importing an <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/syria/2022/10/12/syria-digs-up-rare-roman-mosaic-in-former-rebel-stronghold/" target="_blank">ancient mosaic</a> believed to have been looted from <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/syria/" target="_blank">Syria</a>. Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi, 56, was convicted on Wednesday of bringing “falsely classified goods” into America, the US Attorney's office said. The mosaic depicts a tale from mythology in which Hercules rescues Prometheus, dating to the Roman Empire. Authorities believe it was looted from war-torn Syria. Alcharihi bought the mosaic for $12,000 and falsely classified its value and quality when it was imported through the Port of Long Beach, California, prosecutors said. It arrived as part of a container shipment from Turkey that was declared as ceramic tiles worth less than $600. The mosaic, weighing about 900kg, was transported to Alcharihi's home where federal agents seized it from his garage in 2016. Alcharihi had paid $40,000 to restore the mosaic and a government appraisal expert valued it at $450,000, the US attorney’s office said. Alcharihi faces up to two years in prison. A sentencing hearing was scheduled for August 31.