| Description |
xx, 407 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : BBS PublicAffairs, 2006. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue on Fifth Avenue -- Sotheby's, Switzerland, smugglers -- Connoisseurs and criminals: the passion for Greek vases -- Corridor 17 -- Forensic archaeology in the Freeport -- The paper trail, the Polaroids, and the "Cordata" -- The Getty: the "Museum of the Tombaroli" -- The Metropolitan in New York and other rogue museums -- "Collectors are real looters" -- The laundries of London and New York -- Phone taps and the great rumor -- The Paris raid on Robert Hecht -- Raids in Zurich and Geneva, arrest and interrogations in Cyprus and Berlin -- Interrogations in Los Angeles and Manhattan -- The puzzle of the "orphans" -- The "Cordata" continues in Egypt, Greece, Israel, and Oxford -- The fall of Robin Symes -- The woodcutter's archive -- The trial of Giacomo Medici -- Trading with Japan, trials in Rome -- Operation eclipse -- Conclusion: 500 million dollars + 100,000 looted tombs - Chippendale's Law -- Epilogue on Fifth Avenue -- Dossier. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Archaeological thefts.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Todeschini, Cecilia.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781586484385 (pbk.) |
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1586484389 (pbk.) |
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9781586484026 (hc) |
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9781586485405 (e-book) |
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