tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.comments2023-11-12T03:46:01.661-08:00Archaeology MattersArchaeologyMattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653774109576482088noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-16728112393514102802023-11-12T03:46:01.661-08:002023-11-12T03:46:01.661-08:00Added an update... Not much information, which lea...Added an update... Not much information, which leads me to suspect this find: either just the head, or the whole object might have been a fake. Still, I would like to find a complete analysis of the object (w/ metallurgical results). I will ask around and see if anyone knows anything!ArchaeologyMattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653774109576482088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-31105828791487366282023-11-12T03:19:30.910-08:002023-11-12T03:19:30.910-08:00Added! Many Thanks!Added! Many Thanks!ArchaeologyMattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653774109576482088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-39281950027896354102023-11-12T02:47:06.246-08:002023-11-12T02:47:06.246-08:00Re the Book, its original title is: Βασίλειος Πετρ...Re the Book, its original title is: Βασίλειος Πετράκος, Τα Αρχαία της Ελλάδος κατά τον πόλεμο 1940-1944, 2012. Online, I found it here (no affiliation to me!): https://www.politeianet.gr/books/9789607036445-petrakos-basileios-en-athinais-archaiologiki-etaireia-ta-archaia-tis-ellados-kata-ton-polemo-1940-1944-54440ArchaeologyMattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653774109576482088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-39979957475089812842022-03-13T23:48:59.411-07:002022-03-13T23:48:59.411-07:00Wondering about the book you referenced, "The...Wondering about the book you referenced, "The Antiquities of Greece during the War 1940-1944" by Vasileios Petrakos. Do you have a link for where I can find that book? Been searching with no luck. Presently doing research on a small Minoan pottery pitcher, or perhaps an aryballos that I was told came from the German seller's grandfather who was a German Wehrmacht soldier stationed on Crete in 1941. He said his grandfather brought it back with him to Germany. It's a lovely little thing (about 2 in. wide by about 3.5 in. tall) but I'm very disturbed by its potential provenance. Not sure if it was a tourist souvenir of the time or an antiquity. If the latter, it needs to go home to Crete. It looks very old. Was hoping Vasileios Petrakos' book might help me figure it out but that seems to have also gone missing from the internet. Any help you could give me to finding the book or other resources listing WW2 looted Crete antiquities would be greatly appreciated.Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951008848232530217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-42168372816020004182022-02-21T18:23:14.217-08:002022-02-21T18:23:14.217-08:00The Svoronos book L'Hellenisme primitif de la ...The Svoronos book L'Hellenisme primitif de la Macédoins...<br />can be downloaded here:<br />https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/references/Svoronos_HPM_lhellenisme-primitif-de-la-Macedoine-prouve-par-la-numismatique-et-l-or-du-Pangee.pdfHelveticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010682186029735551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-65629053280893862452021-05-08T16:41:30.824-07:002021-05-08T16:41:30.824-07:00What ever happened to this case? Did you find out ...What ever happened to this case? Did you find out anything following this? AlexanderTheGreathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152929458610364236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-89612386885639427492016-01-28T09:14:26.997-08:002016-01-28T09:14:26.997-08:00I'd be an astounding discovery. I've alwa...I'd be an astounding discovery. I've always wondered if we would find an original peice of art of Alexander the Great. I've always wondered what he looked like (obviously taken from artistic perspective). Priceless if original<br />Antipatersoterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460163674232398729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-74449487124402645572010-06-04T03:02:20.605-07:002010-06-04T03:02:20.605-07:00David Gill,
You are quite right. I missed your Ap...David Gill,<br /><br />You are quite right. I missed your April 1st post, and seeing the April 21st post (with no obvious link to the Bonham's auction) I thought I was being original in identifying the object.<br /><br />I apologise and again congratulate you for your great work!ArchaeologyMattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653774109576482088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-87138857256639091162010-06-04T01:26:46.016-07:002010-06-04T01:26:46.016-07:00On the 31 March 2010 I pointed out the significanc...On the 31 March 2010 I pointed out the significance of the December 1986 sale at Sotheby's: <a href="http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2010/03/looking-back-to-1986.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I drew attention to lot 137's appearance in that sale on 1 April 2010: <a href="http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2010/04/past-lots-from-sothebys-at-bonhams.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Archaeology Matters observed the link with the Polaroid in the Medici Dossier on 21 April 2010: <a href="http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2010/04/roman-statue-from-medici-polaroids.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.David Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-90202143405921665652010-05-18T05:21:46.890-07:002010-05-18T05:21:46.890-07:00I truly encourage anyone interested in the matter ...I truly encourage anyone interested in the matter to read the <a href="http://www.afrikanet.info/menu/kultur/datum/2010/05/16/restitution-of-cultural-artefacts-opokus-answers-to-retentionist-kimmelman/" rel="nofollow">text by Dr Kwame Opoku</a>!<br /><br />(Thank you for the link!)ArchaeologyMattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653774109576482088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-29564126818136806912010-05-17T07:19:03.433-07:002010-05-17T07:19:03.433-07:00Please see comments in www.afrikanet.info
Kwame Op...Please see comments in www.afrikanet.info<br />Kwame OpokuDR.KWAME OPOKUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807521316037049823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-90900108179244500822010-04-14T07:58:01.754-07:002010-04-14T07:58:01.754-07:00Very cool stuff. Glad I found your archaeology blo...Very cool stuff. Glad I found your archaeology blog. Interesting facial recreation article.<br />GS<br /><a href="http://needycollegestudents.com" rel="nofollow"><br />College Money Help</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-50998849958390518332010-03-26T15:54:56.951-07:002010-03-26T15:54:56.951-07:00Auction houses almost always give "an old col...Auction houses almost always give "an old collection" of the 19th or early 20th century as the provenance of artefacts that are likely to attract attention (when they give a provenance at all, that is). That way it is very difficult for any country to reclaim it. As a rule of the thumb - legally - it is difficult for a country to reclaim an artefact that left its territory before 1975, when the UNESCO convention was signed.<br /><br />The whole commerce of antiquities is fraught with moral and legal questions.<br /><br />If it is of interest you can get lots of information on the question here:<br /><br />http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/<br /><br />While the Merchants point of view can be found here:<br /><br />http://archaeologymatters2.blogspot.com/2010/03/merchants-opinion-on-commerce-of.htmlArchaeologyMattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653774109576482088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634795588406273203.post-84657875755810758192010-03-26T12:20:11.934-07:002010-03-26T12:20:11.934-07:00How can such a brilliant piece of workmanship be i...How can such a brilliant piece of workmanship be in the hands of a private collector from the 1930s? Almost nothing was known about Macedonian artifacts then. In any event, it was archaeological robbery then if it is not know!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14803335808447913426noreply@blogger.com