Stolen, smuggled, sold : on the hunt for cultural treasures /
Moses, Nancy, 1948-
Stolen, smuggled, sold : on the hunt for cultural treasures / Nancy Moses. - Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (xix, 152 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The lady in the jeweled dog collar -- The case of the missing masterpiece -- Ghost dancing at Wounded Knee -- Babe Ruth on a quail hunt -- The only pharaoh outside of Egypt -- Selling history -- Sumerian plunder -- Heroes.
"Tells the dark and compelling stories of iconic cultural objects that were stolen, smuggled or sold, and eventually returned back to their original owner. This book is structured as a series of vivid stories in which the reader joins the author as she uncovers a cultural treasure and follows its often-convoluted trail. Along the way author and reader encounter a cast of fascinating characters from the underbelly of the cultural world: unscrupulous grave robbers, sinister middlemen, ruthless art dealers, venal Nazis, canny lawyers, valiant academics, unstoppable investigative reporters, unwitting curators, and dedicated government officials"--Provided by publishers.
9780759121942
Cultural property--Protection--Anecdotes.
Archaeological thefts--Anecdotes.
Art thefts--Anecdotes.
Smuggling--Anecdotes.
Black market--Anecdotes.
Archaeological thefts--Investigation--Anecdotes.
Art thefts--Investigation--Anecdotes.
Electronic Books.
CC135 / .S765 2015
Stolen, smuggled, sold : on the hunt for cultural treasures / Nancy Moses. - Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (xix, 152 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The lady in the jeweled dog collar -- The case of the missing masterpiece -- Ghost dancing at Wounded Knee -- Babe Ruth on a quail hunt -- The only pharaoh outside of Egypt -- Selling history -- Sumerian plunder -- Heroes.
"Tells the dark and compelling stories of iconic cultural objects that were stolen, smuggled or sold, and eventually returned back to their original owner. This book is structured as a series of vivid stories in which the reader joins the author as she uncovers a cultural treasure and follows its often-convoluted trail. Along the way author and reader encounter a cast of fascinating characters from the underbelly of the cultural world: unscrupulous grave robbers, sinister middlemen, ruthless art dealers, venal Nazis, canny lawyers, valiant academics, unstoppable investigative reporters, unwitting curators, and dedicated government officials"--Provided by publishers.
9780759121942
Cultural property--Protection--Anecdotes.
Archaeological thefts--Anecdotes.
Art thefts--Anecdotes.
Smuggling--Anecdotes.
Black market--Anecdotes.
Archaeological thefts--Investigation--Anecdotes.
Art thefts--Investigation--Anecdotes.
Electronic Books.
CC135 / .S765 2015