Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts
September 1, 2023

Seizure: The Emperor as Philosopher, probably Marcus Aurelius ha seized by the New York District Attorney's Office

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Pursuant to a seizure order signed by New York Judge Ruth Pickholz on August 14, 2023, following investigations conducted by the New York Di...
December 11, 2020

Restitution: Cybele, the Anatolia goddess of Phrygia, finally goes home

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Image Credit: Turkish Consulate General in New York After a four and a half year stalemate in an international custody battle between a coll...
February 16, 2020

Christies Auction Identification and Restitution: A Roman Marble Sarcophagus Fragment of Sidmara Type

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Christie's, London, 4 December 2019 Catalog Cover and Lot 481 – Description Note:  This blog post has been revised with further in...
June 29, 2018

Seizure: An Etruscan Hare Aryballos circa 580-560 B.C.E.

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At the request of the Manhattan district attorney's office, the Hon. Ellen N. Biben, Administrative Judge of New York County Supreme...
May 25, 2018

Countering Antiquities Trafficking (CAT) in the Mashreq

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From April 16 – 20, 2018 I had the pleasure to be one of a specialised group of trainers for  Countering Antiquities Trafficking in the Ma...
October 6, 2017

Recovered by Turkish security forces: Two artworks by "Hoca" Ali Rıza stolen from the Ankara State Museum of Paintings and Sculpture

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In August 2012 Hurriyet Daily News highlighted a report produced by Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry that examined more than 5...
March 24, 2017

Repatriation: Roman sarcophagus held at Swiss Freeport finally clears last hurdle for its return to Turkey

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Image taken September 23, 2015 by the Office of the Attorney General of the Canton of Geneva - Image Credit: AFP In December 2010, Swi...
August 21, 2015

Two Syrians Detained in Istanbul’s Esenyurt District for Smuggling Ottoman-era “Sikke” Coins

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By Lynda Albertson Antiquities trafficking from source countries to collector markets requires a global network of routes and facilitat...
April 28, 2015

Gaziantep, Land of Antiquities and a Whole Lot More

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By Lynda Albertson On Sunday, April 26th The Independent ran a news piece titled "Syria conflict: The illicit art trade that is a...