Art Theft - Most Wanted Art
Search for the world's most wanted art.
Price of Age
An electronic dissertation on the illicit trade of antiquities by Andrew Cranwell.
Object ID
Site describes rationale, use and contacts for Object ID, an international standard for describing art, antiques and antiquities to combat theft.
Stolen Property or Finders Keepers?
Dede Tisone-Bartels provides teacher's resources for considering the true ownership of works of art which have been taken from their place of origin to museums and collections around the world.
Looting Question Bibliography
Hugh Jarvis lists Internet and published resources on the archaeological politics of private collecting, commercial treasure hunting, looting.
Stolen Stones: The Modern Sack of Nineveh
Looting of Iraqi archaeological sites since the Gulf War. Illustrated feature by John M. Russell in Archaeology includes clickable map of the throne room suite.
Sources of Information on Antiquities Theft
Librarian provides a bibliography and list of Internet resources on theft of antiquities.
Art Theft from Cyprus to Munich
Archaeology magazine feature article by Mark Rose on the looting of frescoes, mosaics and icons from churches in Northern Cyprus
Swiss Recover 10,000 Stolen Antiquities
Archaeology magazine feature article by Andrew Slayman on one of the largest recoveries of stolen art treasures.
The Art Loss Register
Operates a permanent international database of stolen and missing works of art, antiques and valuables, to assist law enforcement agencies in the battle against art theft.
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