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, September 30, 2013

Antiquities Openly Available for Sale in Afghanistan-- But You Can't Purchase Them!

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That's the message from an archaeologist embedded in the Australian army , a message consistent with that preached by the Archaeological...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

ACCG Files Amended Answer

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The ACCG has filed an  Amended Answer and Pro Forma Response  to the government's motion to strike defenses set forth in its initial ans...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

ICOM Publishes Red List

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ICOM has published a " Red List of Syrian Cultural Objects at Risk " with the support of the State Department's Cultural Heri...
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Upcoming CPAC Meeting to Discuss Renewal and Possible Extension of Honduran Restrictions

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The Cultural Heritage Center has provided  advance notice  of a CPAC meeting to discuss a potential renewal of current restrictions on Hondu...
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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Peruvian Officials Look the Other Way

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The Peruvian cultural bureaucracy has made a big show of going after smugglers  using the mails, demanding the repatriation artifacts long h...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Unprovenanced Egyptian artifacts for Sale in Washington, D.C. suburb?

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Anti-collector archaeologists have maintained that artifacts without a demonstrable provenance back before 1970 must be considered looted.  ...
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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Cambodian Import Restrictions Extended as Forfeiture Dispute Turns Nasty

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The Federal Register has announced an extension of current import restrictions on Cambodian cultural goods for yet another  five years .  Al...
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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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