Later this morning a Blue Plaque will be unveiled on the north side of Gordon Square, London to mark the venue of a landmark lecture presented through the Heritage Studies Research Group. Blue Plaques are a feature of London's cityscape and they are placed to note important historical and cultural locations in the capital.
Looting Matters is honoured to have been selected for this treatment.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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Worcester Art Museum Returns Hecht-linked Pots to Italy
Photo: Worcester Art Museum The Worcester Art Museum has returned two Attic pots to Italy; they are now back on loan to the museum (" W...
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Source: Sotheby's A marble head of Alexander the Great has been seized in New York (reported in " Judge Orders Return of Ancien...
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The Fire of Hephaistos exhibition included "seven bronzes ... that have been linked to the Bubon cache of imperial statues" (p. 1...
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It appears that a bronze head acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum from Nicolas Koutoulakis has been removed from display and appears to be...
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Well-deserved honour. Congratulations!
Let's hope it doesn't end up being offered for sale by a dealer and marked "Supplied from a trusted source and not known to be stolen".
Hat off to you David.
Thank you for these kind comments - they are much appreciated.
happy april fools david,that was a good one.i hope the others didnt realy fall for your prank.
kyri.
Now, is the date meaningful? The April 1 I mean ....
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huff, i thought I left a comment -- not sure it worked! Now David, is the fact that this announcement appeared on April 1st meaningful? Inquiring minds want to know...
I fell for the bus gag a few years ago; fool me once ...
Congrats, David!
How wonderful David. Congratulations!
hi david,i see the greek ostraka [lot 215 christies] have been withdrawn although they are still on the e catalog.do you know anything about this?i know that you have studied /wrote about ostraka in the past as i have read a few pieces by you.were they in polaroids?
kyri.
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