Thomas Hoving has been serialising his memoir (Artful Tom) on Artnet. It includes his reaction to seeing the Getty Kouros: "Have you paid for that thing?"
He also recalls his role in the return of the Sarpedon (Euphronios) krater with his advice to the Italian authorities: "Don’t be too harsh on the Met."
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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