tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post1850314007915228871..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Egypt: Minister of Antiquities - 6,000 Artifacts Restored From IsraelPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-83060706680292802282012-02-23T10:09:58.083-08:002012-02-23T10:09:58.083-08:00No, I did not read it this way at all. I think thi...No, I did not read it this way at all. I think this is typical Egyptian feelgood antiquities fluff. If the news report was more detailed, I think we would have learnt that these were objects from old Israeli excavations in Sinai being united with other stuff from these sites.<br /><br />For what its worth, I think any of the 2011 loot which left the country went out eastwards through the Suez/Red Sea ports (though yes, some was seen headed Libya way - but then did not some of these at least turn out to be fakes?)Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-47464047379915579632012-02-23T07:34:00.211-08:002012-02-23T07:34:00.211-08:00I've been discussing this with a couple of fri...I've been discussing this with a couple of friends, and you clearly have the same reaction to "only 2%" - are you also curious about how the items got over one of the most tightly policed borders into Israel? We felt that, bar the land mines, Egypt-Libya was a more popular smuggling route this time last year. Fully agree about the need for a database.<br /><br />Best, DDorothy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820009282218419179noreply@blogger.com