tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post8711403443981386889..comments2024-03-20T18:15:41.858+00:00Comments on Looting Matters: An Italian cavalryman in ManhattanDavid Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-27947805339322709392007-09-05T18:34:00.000+01:002007-09-05T18:34:00.000+01:00Value has three meanings:a. what the item would fe...Value has three meanings:<BR/>a. what the item would fetch at auction in a gallery<BR/>b. what the item would be worth in ancient terms<BR/>c. what the item means in its archaeological context<BR/><BR/>We know from ancient commercial graffiti that Athenian pottery was relatively cheap - and there is no reason to think that Apulian pottery was any more valued.<BR/><BR/>As an archaeologist the complete context is what is important --- I would not want to place any one item higher up the value scale.David Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-89587713331108461242007-09-05T13:26:00.000+01:002007-09-05T13:26:00.000+01:00It seems like you were implying earlier in this po...It seems like you were implying earlier in this post that the pottery is more valuable than the armor. I wonder which is considered the "loot" here by those doing the digging?Don Thiemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230623150123606969noreply@blogger.com