Reportedly, the Swiss National Council has approved, (113 votes to 65) a motion to prohibit trade in cultural goods from Syria. This still has to pass senate.
Vignette: Don't put money in the pocket of either side.
A blog commenting on various aspects of the private collecting and trade in archaeological artefacts today and their effect on the archaeological record.
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http://www.swissinfo.ch/ita/tutte-le-notizie-in-breve/cn--verso-la-proibizione-del-commercio-di-beni-culturali-siriani/41145882
Official confirmation http://www.parlament.ch/ab/frameset/f/n/4916/451264/f_n_4916_451264_451393.htm
Thanks, I was a bit cautious because I spotted - checking my facts (I am not a dealer) - that the voting 113/43 was coincidentally exactly the same as a UNESCO resolution a while back and I was wondering whether someone somewhere had got confuddled. Good.
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