Council for the Prevention of Art Theft
Welcome to the website of Object ID, an international standard for describing art, antiques and antiquities to help combat theft [QuickView]
From Cyprus to Munich
Looters stripped churches in Cyprus, removing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 icons; several dozen major frescoes and mosaics dating from the sixth to the fifteenth... [QuickView]
Geneva Seizure
In early 1996, Swiss police raided four bonded warehouses in Geneva containing 10,000 artifacts, most of them probably smuggled from Italy, valued at $35 million,... [QuickView]
Looting Question Bibliography, The
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Phiale of Achyris
Gold phiale or libation bowl was seized by U.S. Customs after being imported illegally from Italy. [QuickView]
Saz Productions, Inc. - Search for the World's Most Wanted Art
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Sources of Information on Antiquities Theft
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Stolen Property or Finders Keepers
A Problem Based Learning Lesson about the true ownership of valuable works of art which have been taken from their place of origin to museums... [QuickView]
Stolen Stones
Looting of Iraqi archaeological sites has been a major problem since the 1991 Gulf War. Includes clickable map of the throne room suite [QuickView]
Museum Provenance List
The Museum Provenance List is a compilation of museums that have listed works of art in their collections which contain questions and gaps in their... [QuickView]
Holy Door of the Monastery of St. Athanasios
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