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

Monday, August 27, 2012

Cyprus Mail Belatedly Reports on Renewal of Cypriot MOU

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The Cyprus Mail has belatedly reported the renewal of the MOU with Cyprus. The report contains yet more evidence such MOU’s are little more...

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

"Trafficking Culture:" EU Funded Self-Promotion?

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Simon Mackenzie's and Neil Brodie's EU Funded University of Glasgow "research project" has now established a web site . T...

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Archaeologists, Foreign Policy and the National Security State

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Christina Luke, previously best known in collecting circles for her association with Nathan Elkins' notorious academic diatribe against ...

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Motion to Dismiss in T-Rex Bataar Forfeiture Action

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Here is a link to a motion to dismiss my firm, Bailey & Ehrenberg PLLC, filed in conjunction with Michael McCullough LLC. The motion se...

Sunday, August 12, 2012

I Am Egyptian Antiquities

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So says Zahi Hawass , who is apparently even now is planning his return as Egypt’s Antiquities Pharaoh. Never mind the stink of corruption, ...

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Romney Picks Ancient Coin Collector Supporter as VP Choice

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Mitt Romney has picked Congressman Paul Ryan as his VP Choice. Congressman Ryan's office took the lead on a letter to the State Depart...

Monday, August 6, 2012

Minerva Provides Open Access

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The AIA claims it acts in the public interest and antiquities dealers are only interested in profit. If so, how is it that Minerva, a comme...

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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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