There is a report in the Italian press that the house of Gianfranco Becchina in Castelvetrano sustained a shotgun attack ("Escalation di attentati intimidatori a Castelvetrano e Campobello", Marsala.it, January 24, 2012). Becchina has been linked to a number of antiquities that passed through Switzerland on the way to North American public and private collections.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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Two lots withdrawn from Bonham's sale
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