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

Friday, October 30, 2015

Green Collection Needs More Transparency

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Gary Vikan suggests that the Green collection respond to concerns  raised about the collection's origins by being more transparent.   Vi...
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Syrian Civil War for Dummies

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Here is an  exceptionally good overview of who is who and who controls what in Syria.   Note  Apamea  is nowhere near territory held by ISIS...

Bad Paperwork to Save S.1887/HR 1493?

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That would seem to be the hope, at least, of some of the bill's proponents, given the involvement of archaeologists associated  with the...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Byzantine

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Is a good way to describe the cultural property laws a Greek numismatist must  deal with  for the private foundation where he works to add B...
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Sunday, October 25, 2015

Oil Continues to be ISIS' major funding source

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The Financial Times has again provided more evidence, if any were needed,  that "hot oil" remains ISIS' main funding source.  ...
Thursday, October 22, 2015

Reality

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The reality of how archaeological sites are  treated  in places like Iraq again should raise questions concerning whether nation states are ...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Mainstream Media Wakes Up

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The Washington Post and mainstream media  have finally recognized that Syrian archaeological sites have also been looted by regime and rebel...
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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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