Bothmer and Francavilla Marittima

Source:
Michael C. Carlos Museum

The Michael C. Carlos Museum has handed over ownership of two Laconian cup fragments that had been donated by Dietrich von Bothmer in 2006 [press release]. The fragments were acquired from Ines Jucker in 1985. The pieces fit excavated fragments from Francavilla Marittima.

Fragments of a Wild Goat plate (acquired in 2005) have already been repatriated from the Carlos. Several thousand fragments from the same site have been returned from the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Institute of Archaeology in Bern. 

In November 2024 the Carlos announced that it had returned fragments from two Attic red-figured kraters to Italy in December 2023 [press release]. What other Bothmer fragments should be returned to Italy? 

Mittica, G. 2018. Francavilla Marittima: Un patrimonio ricontestualizzato. Vibo Valentia: Adhoc Edizioni.

Gill, D. W. J. 2024. "The Michael C. Carlos Museum Returns Antiquities." Journal of Art Crime 31: 3–9.

Gill, D. W. J., and C. Tsirogiannis. 2024. "Fragmented pots and Dietrich von Bothmer." Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 69: 535–94. [Open Access]

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