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Unknown provenance : the forgery, illicit trade and looting of ancient near eastern artifacts and antiquities

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dc.contributor.advisor Boshoff, W. S. (Willem Sterrenberg), 1958-
dc.contributor.author Conradie, Dirk Philippus
dc.date.accessioned 2016-10-25T07:18:43Z
dc.date.available 2016-10-25T07:18:43Z
dc.date.issued 2016-05
dc.identifier.citation Conradie, Dirk Philippus (2016) Unknown provenance : the forgery, illicit trade and looting of ancient near eastern artifacts and antiquities, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21707> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21707
dc.description.abstract The archaeology of the region, referred to in scholarly lexicon as the Ancient Near East, is richly endowed with artefacts and monumental architecture of ancient cultures. Such artefacts, as a non-renewable resource are, therefore considered to be a scarce commodity. So also is the context and the provenance of these objects. Once an object’s provenance has been disturbed, it is of no further significant use for academic research, except for aesthetic value. Historically, as well as in the present, we see that humans have exploited this resource for various reasons, with very little regard given to provenance. The impact of forgery, illicit trade and looting are the greatest threat to the value of provenance. Contrary to some arguments, collectors, curators, buyers, looters and certain scholars play a significant role in its destruction. This research reveals to what extent unknown provenance has become a disturbing problem in the study of archaeological artefacts. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (vii, 212 leaves) en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Provenance en
dc.subject Forgery en
dc.subject Illicit trade en
dc.subject Looting en
dc.subject Artefacts en
dc.subject Antiquities en
dc.subject Museums en
dc.subject Repatriation en
dc.subject Ancient Near East en
dc.subject.ddc 220.930956
dc.subject.lcsh Bible -- Antiquities en
dc.subject.lcsh Classical antiquities en
dc.subject.lcsh Cultural property -- Protection -- Middle East en
dc.subject.lcsh Cultural property -- Destruction and pillage -- Middle East en
dc.subject.lcsh Cultural property -- Repatriation -- Middle East en
dc.subject.lcsh Classical antiquities -- Collectors and collecting -- Middle East en
dc.subject.lcsh Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Moral and ethical aspects en
dc.subject.lcsh Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Corrupt practices en
dc.subject.lcsh Classical antiquities -- Conservation and restoration -- Moral and ethical aspects en
dc.subject.lcsh Forgery of antiquities -- Middle East en
dc.subject.lcsh Pillage -- Middle East en
dc.subject.lcsh Classical antiquities -- Forgeries en
dc.title Unknown provenance : the forgery, illicit trade and looting of ancient near eastern artifacts and antiquities en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Biblical and Ancient Studies en
dc.description.degree M.Th. (Biblical Archaeology) en


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