Albania: Stolen Antiquities Face Difficult Journey Home
Albania: Stolen Antiquities Face Difficult Journey Home
Author(s): Besart LikmetaSubject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: Albania; archeologists; antigue dealers; Minister of Culture; Ardian Turku; bust of Asclepius; Benito Mussolini; UNESCO; statue of Livia; Butrint museum; stolen antiquities; USA; Turkish and Italian relics; Robert Hecht; Glyptothek museum in Munich; UK
Summary/Abstract: Albanian archeologists struggle to recover valuable artifacts amid a shady world of antique dealers and auction houses.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 06/16
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
