tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post2835771519391057994..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: The Antiquities Trade as Organized Crime Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-84266564224905419482014-04-30T00:59:08.353-07:002014-04-30T00:59:08.353-07:00Well, this is not me, it's a quote from a long...Well, this is not me, it's a quote from a longer article that caught my eye and seemed worth highlighting. Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-78236857194477113262014-04-26T12:11:43.841-07:002014-04-26T12:11:43.841-07:00hi paul,very interesting read,personally i dont th...hi paul,very interesting read,personally i dont think it is as organised as you think in cyprus.cypriot pots dont demand the higher prices that organised criminals would be after.as a child i remember visiting relatives up in the mountains and many households had a small collection of pots.they were considered worthless and even now a nice cypriot stamos would only get a few hundred pounds retail hardly worth smuggling but im sure some people would still take the risk of smuggling even if its only for a few thousand pounds.i suppose these low end antiquities are much easier to sell,they pop up in group lots at auctions all the time with very dodgy provenances.over the last two decades there has been a house building boom and im sure many people accidentally found tombs ect the sad thing is the majority of people would rather not say anything to the authorities in case the find is of major significance and their house building is put on hold.<br />kyri.kyrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725342826698223232noreply@blogger.com