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, June 29, 2015

Greece on the Brink

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It increasingly looks like the already grossly underfunded Greek cultural establishment will suffer yet more from the effects of any default...
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Friday, June 26, 2015

Archaeo-Blogger Finds FOIA

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It's good to see that one archaeo-blogger,  who previously  criticized the ACCG's efforts to seek information about import restrict...
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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Preservation Not Repatriation Should be the Goal

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The Committee on Cultural Policy has  published my commentary on repatriation and the Syrian Civil War.    Unfortunately,  HR 1493, as curre...
Sunday, June 21, 2015

UNESCO Chief Condemns Mosaic Museum Attack; Archaeological Blogosphere Slow to Follow

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UNESCO's Chief has rightly condemned  the Assad regime's barrel bombing of the Maarrat al Numman Mosaic Museum.  Yet, in the Anti-Am...
Saturday, June 20, 2015

Barrel Bombs Burst Repatriationist Bubble

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The Assad Regime has attacked   the Ma'arra Mosaic Museum in Syria with barrel bombs.    It is unclear whether sandbags put in place to ...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

PAS Under Threat?

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This news should be of concern to everyone.   Due to budget pressures in the UK, the Portable Antiquities Scheme will be folded into another...
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Friday, June 12, 2015

State Department Funding Backdoor Lobbying Campaign in Favor of HR 1493?

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This week's  front page Washington Post article  that again features the  discredited claim that looted antiquities are the "second...
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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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