It appears that collectors are avid readers of LM. It seems that they now turn to LM for reliable information about potential purchases. Apparently LM provides information that is not always available from dealers.
And what does that say about the due diligence process in the marketplace?
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...
3 comments:
and what does that say about collectors.there are ethical collectors out there.
kyri.
Kyri
Indeed there are ethical collectors who do not wish to be associated with some of the people who have encouraged such damage to the archaeological record.
David
Kyri
Indeed there are ethical collectors who do not wish to be associated with some of the people who have encouraged such damage to the archaeological record.
David
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