tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post7748396322677272819..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: CCP: "Syria, The Lies they tell: They are all Lying"Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-75754820740711937482015-02-18T06:26:07.652-08:002015-02-18T06:26:07.652-08:00"So far, there is no evidence that Western ar..."So far, there is no evidence that Western art dealers and collectors are dealing in or acquiring looted ancient art from the Syrian and Iraq regions."<br /><br />Well no, there wouldn't be much "evidence" would there? That's the whole meaning of "laundering" - the obliteration and obfuscation of anything suggesting an illicit origin. The black market in illicit antiquities has been laundering them for a very long time and they are extremely good at it. So long as "Western art dealers and collectors" don't delve too deeply into an object's source, it will continue.<br /><br />But data (e.g. <a href="http://culturalheritagelawyer.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/conflict-and-heritage-trade-rise-in-us.html" rel="nofollow">Conflict and the Heritage Trade</a>), anecdotal evidence and sheer common sense indicate that antiquities recently looted from Syria and Iraq are indeed reaching markets in the West, not necessarily through high-profile auction houses but through other outlets. <br />David Knellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488678409144873954noreply@blogger.com