Looting matters: Earlier this week The Guardian carried a story drawing attention to an Anglo-Saxon stone that was due to be auctioned at Bonhams today (lot 286). Now the following statement has appeared.
Lot No: 286W "This lot has been withdrawn".Good. Along with the privilege of owning ancient objects come responsibilities.
There was a lot of public pressure and also from the Council for British Archaeology and the Church of England.
Bonhams is getting a lot of adverse publicity this week.
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2 comments:
Yay !
Just goes to show that we in, what De La Fe would call the "radical archaeological fringe" must keep up the pressure!
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