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Anonymous Swiss Collector: a blog about antiquities theft, art crime, and the global illicit trade in cultural objects. My other project! Day 3: Stone Woman Revisited. Preserving a traffic cone: Glasgow’s statue topping tradition is under threat. 8216;Abuela Grillo': a beautiful animated short about rain, rights, and restoration. Do what you do well already, but in public: thoughts on academic communication and knowledge exchange. Legends of Lost Cities: A Quest for Authenticity or Justification?
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Ancient Heritage: April 2015
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Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues. Thursday, 16 April 2015. Seizures of antiquities: a glance at the law behind them. Well actually, that principle still holds true in such cases - the seized items are indeed "innocent until proven guilty" (much like a person being arrested) - but the clue is in the word "proven". "Proof" is not a universal paradigm in law; what may be demanded as proof in one type of legal action may not necessarily be required as proof in another. The U...
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Ancient Heritage: Margaret Rule CBE
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Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues. Saturday, 11 April 2015. Very sad to learn that Margaret Rule. CBE passed away on Thursday, 9 April. Her passion for archaeology was highly infectious and I fondly remember her warm and enthusiastic support for my own research. She is perhaps best known for her work on the Mary Rose. And I offer a link to this BBC video. From two years ago as a tribute. Posted by David Knell. Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom ). View my complete profile.
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Ancient Heritage: A flash of candour or just wishful thinking?
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Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues. Wednesday, 15 April 2015. A flash of candour or just wishful thinking? I just glanced at the title of a blog post by trade lobbyist Peter Tompa ("Let’s facilitate Lawful Trade and the Appreciation of Italian Culture it Brings", 8 April 2015) and literally misread it for a second as " Let’s facilitate Awful Trade and the Appropriation of Italian Culture it Brings. Nah, back to reality . Posted by David Knell. View my complete profile.
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Ancient Heritage: Ancient coins looted? That can't be right!
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Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues. Saturday, 2 May 2015. That can't be right! But wait, that can't be right! As many coin dealers of the ACCG. Persuasion will tell you:. Ancient coins are NOT antiquities. Yes, they are objects and they are old but they are round metal disks that were used as money so they cannot possibly be antiquities. They are sort of . kind of . in some way . well . different. UPDATE: For those who may have missed the mild sarcasm. Posted by David Knell.
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Ancient Heritage: Seizures of antiquities: a glance at the law behind them
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Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues. Thursday, 16 April 2015. Seizures of antiquities: a glance at the law behind them. Well actually, that principle still holds true in such cases - the seized items are indeed "innocent until proven guilty" (much like a person being arrested) - but the clue is in the word "proven". "Proof" is not a universal paradigm in law; what may be demanded as proof in one type of legal action may not necessarily be required as proof in another. The U...
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Ancient Heritage: May 2015
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Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues. Sunday, 10 May 2015. As if on cue . Okay, I'll admit that there was a slight element of sarcasm in my previous post. About ancient coins looted in Israel. Since, as has been noted. Coincidentally, while in the midst of discussing my blog post on a discussion list, an Israeli dealer, apparently oblivious to that thread, posted his ad on the same list - almost as if on cue. The dealer, Z.Z. Antiquities. But his ads do cause concern. Th...
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Ancient Heritage: December 2014
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Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues. Sunday, 7 December 2014. Putting the Parthenon Marbles into perspective. In an online discussion stimulated by the recent news. That one of the Parthenon marbles has been loaned to Russia, one person posed the following question:. Question: What happened to the 'missing pieces' of the figures? OUP 1983, p.97). The legality of Elgin's actions was contentious. He had a firman. Verso 1997, p.38). The reaction when the sculptures arrived in ...
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Ancient Heritage: Ancient coins looted? As if on cue ...
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Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues. Sunday, 10 May 2015. As if on cue . Okay, I'll admit that there was a slight element of sarcasm in my previous post. About ancient coins looted in Israel. Since, as has been noted. Coincidentally, while in the midst of discussing my blog post on a discussion list, an Israeli dealer, apparently oblivious to that thread, posted his ad on the same list - almost as if on cue. The dealer, Z.Z. Antiquities. But his ads do cause concern. Th...
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Ancient Heritage: January 2015
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Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues. Friday, 23 January 2015. In my previous post. About a fake head of Hermes prematurely announced by Turkish authorities, I mentioned that there were many other cases involving obvious fakes which should have been detected before. Going public. Paul Barford has drawn attention. 23 Jan 2015). "'I don’t know why they think the statues might be real,' said Kong Vireak, director of the National Museum.". Posted by David Knell. 16 Jan 2015), Do...
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