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The Met’s Surrender of a Gilded Egyptian Coffin Presents a Golden Opportunity to Deter Antiquities Looting

ByRick St. Hilaire

The Metropolitan Museum of Art can fight back against antiquities trafficking by hiring a provenance curator and by fully disclosing the chain of custody of collection objects. Nedjemankh’s coffin, surrendered…

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Assyria to Iberia Exhibition Highlights Legal and Public Policy Issues Surrounding Foreign Lending

ByRick St. Hilaire

The ancient Assyrian Empire and the Phoenician city-states fascinate museum-goers. But when visitors view Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age in New York this September, few will be…