A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
The Cleveland Museum of Art announced this week that it acquired a Roman marble head and a Maya vase. Yesterday’s CHL blog post discussed the new Roman head, the due…
The Portrait Head of Drusus Minor acquired by the Cleveland Museumof Art and the Magdalene Tiberius share many similarities. [UPDATE: In a press release by the Cleveland Museum of Art dated…
A federal grand jury in the southern district of Florida (Miami) handed up indictments on Tuesday against a pair with alleged ties to the stolen Henri Matisse painting, Odalisque in…
Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency today announced the seizure of “two priceless Egyptian sarcophagi-type artifacts.” A CBP officer at the World Trade Bridge on the border…
Source: Tamil Nadu Police International antiquities trafficking networks will utilize legitimate and illegitimate shipping methods to advance cultural heritage crimes. That is why a consideration of the solutions to combat…
Nok statues repatriated to Nigeria. ICE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) officials found themselves busy in New York today. ICE raided a Manhattan storage area linked to an alleged…