Trade in Antiquities

Reducing Destruction and Theft

by Patrick J. O'Keefe

Book cover: Trade in Antiquities

Extent: 144 pages

Publisher: Archetype Publications Ltd 

Subjects: Art & Art History

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(December 1997)

ISBN: 9781873132319

Price: $50.00

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In May 1994, the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to Its Countries of Origin or Its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation recommended that the Director-General of UNESCO be invited to have specialised studies made by experts to clarify issues in cultural objects that are disputed or unclear. Collectors (both public and private), dealers, archaeologists, conservators and other specialists around the world were consulted either in person or by correspondence during its preparation.

  • By (author) Patrick J. O’Keefe