October 22, 2019

Updates from the Egyptian Exploration Society and the papri purchased by Andy Stimer

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The Egyptian Exploration Society issued an update Monday, 21 October 2019 indicating that collector  Andy Stimer, Chairman & Chief Exec...

Maltese Priest sentenced for the theft of sacred church art

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Fr. Deo Debono, the suspended priest from the Provincial Parish church of the Augustinians in Malta , has pled guilty during his arraig...
October 19, 2019

A statement from Dirk Obbink and an interesting link to Mahmoud Elder, Scott Carroll and a collector named Andrew Stimer

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Screenshot: 19 October 2019 https://www.museumofthebible.org/collections/artifacts/7505-letter-from-plutarchos-to-theoninos-poxy-1775#/ ...
October 18, 2019

On the 50th anniversary, a tale of two Caravaggio (thefts)

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50 years ago today, in the evening hours between the 17th and the 18th of October 1969, Caravaggio's magnificent masterpiece, "...
October 16, 2019

A scandal of biblical proportions: Oxford professor, Dirk Obbink implicated in sale of EES fragments to Hobby Lobby

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Dirk Obbink in his home in Oxford at Christ Church Image Credit:  Facebook Photo Screenshot from the profile of Timothy Smith, Former Chi...
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October 9, 2019

5th Annual New Zealand Art Crime Symposium

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Image Credit:  City Gallery Wellington Event:    ArtCrime2019 - the 5 th Annual New Zealand Art Crime Symposium Location:  City Galle...
October 8, 2019

Unpacking the investigation into Egypt's 2100 year old looted gold coffin

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Shaaban Abdel-Gawad - Head of the Egyptian Department of Repatriation Image Credit: Egyptian Department of Repatriation, Ministry of An...