Antiquities
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The controversial yet colourful Santa Fe-based art and antiquities dealer announced that his treasure had been found shortly before his death
Legal case brought against antiquities expert who also sold an allegedly looted golden sarcophagus to the Metropolitan Museum last year, while an arrest is made in Germany
The Mexican Emperor Maximilian, Crown Prince Rudolf and Archduke Franz Ferdinand all came to sad ends, but amassed vast estates and works of art
News of the death of dealer and expert in South East Asian art raises strong reactions and unanswered questions
Expert in Khmer and Indian antiquities was a dealer in Cambodian art in the 1970s and last year was accused of smuggling and creating false provenances for antiquities
Indictment says the paperwork misrepresented the work’s quality and value
New research conducted by US non-profit RAND suggests illicit market is less extensive and organised than is commonly believed
The institution has released an up-to-date account of discoveries from the seaside getaway near Herculaneum, where Roman politicians took restorative breaks—before it was buried by Vesuvius
Case involves "hundreds of objects worth millions" looted from the Near and Middle East
Heritage group Athar were part of a campaign highlighting the social media giants' “black market in antiquities”
The country's government had questioned the provenance of the artefact, forcing it to be pulled from a 2018 sale
The international market is now “absolutely awash” with forgeries, says British Museum curator who examined the hoard
We look back at the biggest stories of the year
Attempting to capitalise on the crossover collecting trend, the fourth edition of the Dutch fair brings in Modern and contemporary art to complement its historical focus
Introduced in March, the Counter Act is the latest legislation that faces dealers with financial regulatory burden
US and Egyptian officials presided over handover at a repatriation ceremony in New York
This amusingly illustrated edition of Theophrastus’s Characters is as fresh today as it was centuries ago
The government’s complaint outlines a massive alleged smuggling ring involving other dealers, art restorers and associates who helped create false provenances for looted objects
Egyptian authorities had tried to stop the sale claiming that the 3,000 year old quartzite sculpture should be repatriated
Turkish tomb could regain long-lost head
Western museums are feeling the pressure over restitution claims from China, Turkey and Cambodia
From Liechtenstein to Lisbon, these collectors discuss their interests and methods
Provenance of late trustee’s gifts investigated as Turkey takes tougher line on restitution
The summation of a lifetime’s work and a triumph of scholarship
“Stolen” antiquities put under microscope in Getty trial
The forgery enquiry has lasted four years, so far
Hadrian was a politically savvy, calculating, vicious, lion-hunting, married, gay general in the best tradition
Complications over reputation, paperwork, and repatriation
In 2004, Egypt sentenced Mr Aboutaam in absentia to 15 years’ imprisonment