Michael Bennett's departure from the Cleveland Museum of Art reminds us that he appeared to fail to provide the scientific analysis of the bronze Leutwitz Apollo.
Paul Barford wrote some particularly reflective pieces on the issues here.
My own thoughts on the bronze can be found here.
Perhaps the new curator will release the undisclosed studies.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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