Earlier this week I noted the forthcoming exhibition of antiquities from Sicily that will open at the J. Paul Getty Museum this summer. Part of the Morgantina silver hoard will be on display (after its return from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art). I am grateful to Fabio Isman for drawing my eye to another important piece in the exhibition: the gold phiale apparently found near Caltavuturo (no. 89).
The story of the phiale is well documented (and see images). It was seized from Michael Steinhardt and returned to Italy.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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