Italian Police Seize $1 Million Worth of Antiquities From Roman Businessmen

An article in artnet News published on May 14, 2018, details the seizure of Roman antiquities in Lazio that included several figurative terracottas, including two animal heads of monumental size. These are related to the recent surge of illegal antiquities sales that take place on-line through Faceb...

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Main Author: Naomi Rea
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Language:English
Published: ACoSt - Association for Coroplastic Studies 2018-10-01
Series:Les Carnets de l’ACoSt
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/acost/1487
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Italian Police Seize $1 Million Worth of Antiquities From Roman Businessmen
Les Carnets de l’ACoSt
Looted antiquities
plundered antiquities
looted terracottas
illegal antiquities trade
on-line antiquities trade
title Italian Police Seize $1 Million Worth of Antiquities From Roman Businessmen
title_full Italian Police Seize $1 Million Worth of Antiquities From Roman Businessmen
title_fullStr Italian Police Seize $1 Million Worth of Antiquities From Roman Businessmen
title_full_unstemmed Italian Police Seize $1 Million Worth of Antiquities From Roman Businessmen
title_short Italian Police Seize $1 Million Worth of Antiquities From Roman Businessmen
title_sort italian police seize 1 million worth of antiquities from roman businessmen
topic Looted antiquities
plundered antiquities
looted terracottas
illegal antiquities trade
on-line antiquities trade
url https://journals.openedition.org/acost/1487
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