tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post79487465727634778..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Where to find the ethical collector?Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-60748004145856677732009-02-09T20:38:00.000-08:002009-02-09T20:38:00.000-08:00Thanks Robyn,I have no doubt that there are a lot ...Thanks Robyn,<BR/>I have no doubt that there are a lot of responsible and ethical people out there collecting (and dealing in) portable antiquities. A strong code of ethics will go some way to sorting out the sheep from the goats and act as a foil to the rather unflattering picture that emerges from listening to the rant and posing of a vocal minority (composed primarily of US coin dealers) who are spoiling it for the rest of you.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-16168469335839219412009-02-09T19:20:00.000-08:002009-02-09T19:20:00.000-08:00Hi Paul,As you know, we are waiting for the final ...Hi Paul,<BR/><BR/>As you know, we are waiting for the final draft of our Guidelines for Responsible Collectors in the AncientArtifacts forum. The responsible and ethical collector is out there, and we are gaining support, however slowly.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your time,<BR/>RobynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-54186216354013370142009-02-09T13:42:00.000-08:002009-02-09T13:42:00.000-08:00Thanks Mark for your interest. One correction, a c...Thanks Mark for your interest. <BR/><BR/>One correction, a collectors' code of ethics is essential, though I personally do not think insistence on "the 1970 rule" would be helpful in getting it. For this reason I'd be satisfied with 1st Jan 2010 for private collectors if they cannot satisfy the 1970 one (I think its more important to cut fresh looting and the damage it causes than fretting about the damage already done and can never be undone).Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-64384169099265221202009-02-09T13:22:00.001-08:002009-02-09T13:22:00.001-08:00Paul,I interviewed Lord Renfrew a few weeks back f...Paul,<BR/>I interviewed Lord Renfrew a few weeks back for an upcoming article in ARCA's Journal on Art Crime (www.artcrime.info). I questioned what he thought of restricting the antiquities market to only the known/documented objects to which he had no reply and hadn't thought of it (probably because it's so highly unlikely). Nevertheless, it does add another element to the conversation regarding the question of are collectors the real looters.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it can be made mandatory that collectors read Roderick J. McIntosh, et. al.'s article "The Good Collector". You make the profound point that collectors should develop a code of ethics of their own that falls in line with the 1970 Rule. This would benefit them because it would reduce the amount of scrutiny their gifts to museums and cultural institutions now receive.<BR/><BR/>MDMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14268115426121195818noreply@blogger.com