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

Thursday, July 31, 2014

SOS SS United States

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It's now or never to try to save  the fabulous SS United States from the breaker's yard.  The downside is the cost of a refit for co...

US Government Gives Up on Trying to Repatriate Ka Nefer Nefer Mummy Mask

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The New York Times is reporting that the US Government is giving up on its effort to repatriate the Ka Nefer Nefer Mummy Mask to Egypt.  It...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

ACCG Files Reply Brief in Support of its Motion for Reconsideration

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The ACCG has filed a reply brief in support for its motion for reconsideration of the Court's order striking its amended answer in the o...
Monday, July 28, 2014

Balkan Corruption

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More evidence, if any is needed, from Greece  and Macedonia  that the state ownership model does little to promote conservation, but much to...
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Trumped Up Charges?

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The report that Egyptian customs officials have seized historical coins  from a Sudanese citizen on his way to Australia should raise some q...
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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Latest ISIS Culture Crime

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The Conflict Antiquities archaeo-blog has published pictures proving that ISIS has dynamited a mosque and shrine devoted to Jonah the Prophe...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

More Overkill Coming in NJ?

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The problem with activists is that they are often absolutists.   That is certainly true amongst the activists in the archaeological communit...
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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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