There is more coverage of the pieces withdrawn from this week's sale: Bija Knowle, "Bonhams withdraw Roman sculptures with 'Medici link' from auction", The Independent April 29, 2010.
The report is based on the article in The Guardian.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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Further returns to Italy from the MMA
Formerly New York MMA 1991.11.6.1–2. Source: MMA New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned another batch of Greek and Roman ant...
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