tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post618336172613071206..comments2024-03-18T12:47:37.136-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: US Government sues to seize St. Louis Museum Mummy maskPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-7803991881601145812011-03-21T12:46:12.460-07:002011-03-21T12:46:12.460-07:00As ACCEPTED by the Museum, it was presented by the...As ACCEPTED by the Museum, it was presented by the sellers. The Museum did not do very much to check its veracity, and as several journalists showed very easily the story is full of holes. <br /><br />Time indeed for St Louis to rethink matters and do what many of us think is the right thing.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-64817343009198211282011-03-21T11:38:56.858-07:002011-03-21T11:38:56.858-07:00Paul
The issue is that the collecting history (&qu...Paul<br />The issue is that the collecting history ("provenance") as presented by the museum now seems to be flawed. A time for an urgent rethink?<br />DavidDavid Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.com