Cultural Property Observer

A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology Over All" Perspective

Saturday, June 30, 2012

ACCG Oral Argument Scheduled

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The ACCG's appeal of Judge Blake's dismissal of its test case will be heard before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth...
Friday, June 29, 2012

Government Strikes Out Yet Again Against SLAM

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A U.S. District Court has denied the Government's Second Motion for Reconsideration of a decision to throw out a forfeiture case against...
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Huge Iron Age Coin Hoard Found in Jersey

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Coins Weekly discusses a huge coin hoard found on the Island of Jersey.   Metal detectorists found the hoard, but archaeologists excavated ...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

Egypt Elects Muslim Brotherhood Leader Mohamed Morsi as President

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The Egyptian people have spoken. In so doing, they have rejected the old guard, and instead have embraced a sectarian candidate. Some of his...
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Friday, June 22, 2012

More on Return of Polish Museum Artifacts

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Harlan Berk has kindly elaborated on his firm's part in returning artifacts stolen from a Polish American museum in Chicago. Here is h...

Kudos for Chicago Coin, Antiquities and Antiques Dealer

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Coin, antiquities, and antiques dealer Harlan Berk has been instrumental in the return of artifacts to Chicago's Polish Museum.  The ar...
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Congratulations to Jerry Eisenberg

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CPO congratulates NY antiquities dealer Jerry Eisenberg. The President of the Republic of Italy, the Hon. Giorgio Napolitano, awarded Eis...
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Cultural Property Observer
Washington, DC, United States
Peter Tompa has collected ancient coins for almost 50 years. He has written and lectured about cultural property issues for a decade. He is a contributor to a chapter on numismatics in K. Fitz Gibbon ed., "Who Owns the Past?" (Rutgers 2005). He has lobbied members of the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch in an effort to ensure that the small businesses of the numismatic trade receive fair treatment from federal regulators. He currently serves as a board member of the Cultural Policy Research Institute and the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild. He also has been a co-chair of the American Bar Association's Art & Cultural Heritage Law Committee. His advocacy has received notice in the media, including the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Art Newspaper and the Voice of America. He hopes his views as a collector and lawyer will provide a counterpoint to the "archaeology over all" perspective found in most blogs about cultural property issues. This Web page is a public resource for general information and opinion about cultural property issues, and is not intended to be a source for legal advice. Opinions expressed here are the author's own.
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