Etiket: antiquities
Rome | A museum for antiquities rescued from trafficking
(Rome) In Rome, antiquities recovered after being looted and sold illegally, a trade against which Italy is fighting, have found their sanctuary: the Roman National Museum, which dedicated a room…
After a 17-year legal battle, 351 looted antiquities will be returned to Greece
The country is struggling to recover its looted works of art and antiquities, still scattered in museums and private collections around the world. Article written by Published on 20/05/2023 12:05…
In Belgium, antiquities trafficking is on the rise and the authorities are hunting down the fraudsters
Published on 06/26/2022 21:00 Update on 06/26/2022 21:01 France 2 Article written by J. Gasparutto, F. Caër, F. Furnémont, M. Lavaud, M. Wegnez – France 2 France Televisions It is…
Ukrainian police seize a collection of antiquities dating from the Middle Ages
(Kyiv) Ukraine announced on Friday the seizure of the “largest” collection of antiquities in its history, whose works were allegedly stolen from museums on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia,…
Ukraine seizes ‘largest’ collection of antiquities in its history
Ukraine announced on Friday the seizure of the “largest” collection of antiquities in its history, whose works were allegedly stolen from museums on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia, before…
Briton sentenced to 15 years in prison for antiquities trafficking
James Fitton, a retired British geologist, and Volker Waldmann, a Berlin psychologist, were arrested in March at Baghdad airport with pieces of stone, fragments of broken pottery and ancient ceramics…
two unscrupulous tourists tried for looting antiquities
It was March 20, at Baghdad airport. In the suitcases of James Fitton, 66, a retired British geologist, customs officers get their hands on a dozen stones, pieces of pottery…
Briton sentenced to 15 years in prison for antiquities trafficking
James Fitton, a retired British geologist, and Volker Waldmann, a Berlin psychologist, were arrested in March at Baghdad airport with pieces of stone, fragments of broken pottery and ancient ceramics…
Briton sentenced to 15 years in prison for antiquities trafficking
James Fitton, a British geologist, and Volker Waldmann, a Berlin psychologist, were arrested in March at Baghdad airport with pieces of stone, fragments of broken pottery and ancient ceramics in…
The former president of the Louvre Jean-Luc Martinez indicted for money laundering in an investigation for trafficking in antiquities
Jean-Luc Martinez, now ambassador for international cooperation in the field of heritage, had been placed in police custody with two eminent Egyptologists. Article written by Posted on 26/05/2022 10:40 Update…
The former president of the Louvre Jean-Luc Martinez indicted for money laundering in an investigation for trafficking in antiquities
Jean-Luc Martinez, now ambassador for international cooperation in the field of heritage, had been placed in police custody with two eminent Egyptologists. Article written by Posted on 26/05/2022 10:40 Update…
The former president of the Louvre Jean-Luc Martinez indicted for money laundering in an investigation for trafficking in antiquities
Jean-Luc Martinez, now ambassador for international cooperation in the field of heritage, had been placed in police custody with two eminent Egyptologists. Article written by Posted on 26/05/2022 10:40 Update…
Iraq: operation “resurrection” of antiquities destroyed by the IS group in Mosul
It is a work of goldsmith. At the Mosul museum, still damaged, the Iraqis, supported by French restorers, sort through hundreds of stones: fragments of ancient remains over 2,500 years…