Looting Matters: An Attic Krater in Minneapolis
SWANSEA, Wales, United Kingdom, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- David Gill, archaeologist, reflects on the Athenian wine-mixing krater in the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA).
In 1983 the Minneapolis Institute of Art acquired an Athenian red-figured krater.
Looting Matters: Antiquities and the Invasion of Kuwait
SWANSEA, Wales, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- David Gill, archaeologist, reflects on the fate of antiquities in the Kuwait National Museum during the 1990 invasion by Iraq.
Professor Donny George, the former Director-General of the National Museum in Baghdad, Iraq has released a statement through "Looting Matters" about his role after the invasion of Kuwait.
Looting Matters: Colosseum Setting for Return of Antiquities
SWANSEA, Wales, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- David Gill, archaeologist, reflects on the return of 337 antiquities to Italy as part of Operation Andromeda.
In December 2008 an investigation into the business connections of a London-based antiquities dealer led police to a storage facility in the Geneva Freeport in Switzerland.
Looting Matters: Greek Pots, Madrid and the Medici Dossier
SWANSEA, Wales, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- David Gill, archaeologist, reflects on the news that a number of antiquities acquired by the National Museum of Archaeology in Madrid appear to feature in the dossier of Polaroid photographs seized from dealer Giacomo Medici.
In 1999 the National Museum of Archaeology in Madrid acquired 181 antiquities from the Spanish financier Jose Luis Varez Fisa for $12 million.
Looting Matters: Antiquities Sales Increase
SWANSEA, Wales, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- David Gill, archaeologist, reflects on the June sales of antiquities in New York.
The sale of antiquities took a nosedive in 2009. Christie's and Sotheby's combined achieved a mere $20 million worth of sales, down by some $8.5 million from the previous year.
