Sunday 26 January 2020

Footnote to 'Ghazzat' Hoard


London Coin Galleries
This is interesting, from the Facebook page of  'The Tareq Hani Collection', 10 czerwca 2019 ·
FROM OUR PREVIOUS COLLECTION
WE PROUDLY OWNED THIS WONDERFUL COLLECTION FOR MANY YEARS TILL 2016 . THE GHAZZAT HAORD IS A HUGE SIGN MARK IN THE WHOLE NUMISMATICS INDUSTRY AND WORTH ALL THE STUDIES AND EFFORT WE SPENT ON IT [...]  Ref , CNG WHERE WE HAPPILY AUCTIONED IT IN 2016 WE AUCTIONED THIS WONDERFUL HOARD WITH CNG AUCTION THROUGH LONDON COIN GALLERIES (LONDON ) 
This is a bit odd, as the seller's blurb for the Triton XIX sale, where this group of twenty-seven archaic and early classical silver coins was sold (6th January 2016) says:
CNG is pleased to present this hoard of 27 Greek coins – The Ghazzat Hoard – found in the sea off the coast of Gaza in the 1960s. The coins have been consigned by the Tarazi family, who acquired the coins immediately after they were found. In recognition of the significance of this hoard, the Tarazi family has requested that the coins be sold as one lot, in order that the coins can be kept together for further study and the benefit of scholarship. The family has retained two coins (two Delphi tridrachms, out of a total of four in the hoard) as family keepsakes. Thus, the present offering consists of 27 coins out of a total of 29 that comprised the complete hoard. .
Khader Joseph Tarazi, who passed away in 2014, was a prominent member of the Palestinian Christian community in Gaza. He was the owner of a gold and metal shop, called Al-Tarazi, in downtown Gaza, and he was known as a buyer of coins and antiquities.
Mr. Tarazi’s daughter, Rawia Khader Tarazi, has related the history of the hoard:
My father had a big passion for collecting…. He loved antiques from all periods…. These pieces [The Ghazzat Hoard] came from a fisherman called Haj Salama and my father bought all the pieces. [Haj Salama] had a boat and stand at the fish market, Hesbt El Samk on el Bahr Street… [My father] knew they were important and only until my son looked at the Internet a few years ago we realized that they are extremely important.
On 5 December 1967, Mr. Tarazi deposited the Coins for safekeeping with Penyot Khair, the priest at St. Porphyrius Church of Gaza (within the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem). The church acted as a repository for valuables and was regularly used by the community for safekeeping. Mrs. Tarazi, who was six years old at the time, recalls the circumstances:
The Christian community was always a minority and the Church was responsible for handling all Christian affairs and it was common to keep valuable pieces in the Church. There were no banks or safe places to keep items. The times were difficult and not secure. Many times we would not be allowed to go outside after 3PM or 7PM or sometimes for the whole day. My father would travel a lot and leave us alone and this was the safest place to store our valuables.
The coins were left with the Church from 1967 until 2005. On 2 March 2005, the coins were released to Mrs. Tarazi by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and were collected from St. Porphyrius Church. The family recognized the significance of the coins while Mr. Tarazi was still alive and had intended to have the hoard published. Mrs. Tarazi adds:
We are very thankful to the Orthodox Church of Gaza for supporting us and all the Christian community. My father left us many things before he died last year and he had many hopes for these coins and unfortunately we are sad that he will not be able to see them published by academics… and sold to a collector or museum.  
So what is the relationship between the Tarazi family and the Hani family?

5 comments:

Unknown said...

her son

tareq hani collection said...

all these questions has an answers and if you just spent few mins with me I'd be clearing all your question .
to me your question seems funny as I'm the son of rawia khader so it doesnt need a huge propaganda plus the document the bbc has shows the correct number but we refused that they show all details . it's better if you contact me direct before sharing stuff i simply can prove to all that they are definitely wrobg and such a stories from aslerp brain . with full of respect.

thank you

tareq hani collection said...

and the photos itself are captured before the date of the gaza hoard itself .

Paul Barford said...

Thank you for that information, there was in fact just one question here "what is the relationship between the Tarazi family and the Hani family?" which I think you have answered.
Thank you.

tareq hani collection said...

simply the relationship is that rawia khader married to hani neqola so simply tareq hani is the son of rawia khadir and hani neqola and they all from tarazi family .

as big family they use first and second names .
as rawia khader
hani neqola
tareq hani
but it means they all are from tarazi family.

 
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