Chasing Aphrodite has a post ('The Kushan Buddhas: Nancy Wiener, Douglas Latchford and New Questions about Ancient Buddhas' 1st Feb 2015) about a statue that Canada’s Royal Ontario Museum did due diligence on before purchase and refused by buy - but then somebody else did. it ranges in subject matter from two British ex-pats in SE Asia, one in Hong Kong and another in Bangkok, a Manhattan gallery with a cagey doorkeeper, a looted archaeological site in India to questionable collecting histories. Another good read from Jason Felch, but with many questions still unanswered. I am convinced that truth will out in the end.
A blog commenting on various aspects of the private collecting and trade in archaeological artefacts today and their effect on the archaeological record.
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Buyer, Check those Docs: Documentation Verification Fail = Kushan Buddha Problems
Chasing Aphrodite has a post ('The Kushan Buddhas: Nancy Wiener, Douglas Latchford and New Questions about Ancient Buddhas' 1st Feb 2015) about a statue that Canada’s Royal Ontario Museum did due diligence on before purchase and refused by buy - but then somebody else did. it ranges in subject matter from two British ex-pats in SE Asia, one in Hong Kong and another in Bangkok, a Manhattan gallery with a cagey doorkeeper, a looted archaeological site in India to questionable collecting histories. Another good read from Jason Felch, but with many questions still unanswered. I am convinced that truth will out in the end.
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