Viggen Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 On June 19, 1990, Sotheby's Holdings Inc. held the century's first known auction of works by the Leonardo da Vinci of Greek pots, Euphronios. A 2,500-year-old kylix wine cup painted with a Trojan War scene, sold in New York for $742,000 to a then-anonymous ``European buyer.'' Then it vanished. The kylix is the only Euphronios vase listed as having an ``unknown'' location by Oxford University's Beazley Archive, the standard reference for Greek vessels. full article at Bloomberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favonius Cornelius Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Sickening. There should be no unknowns, there should be no private ownership of humanity's history, that vase belongs in a museum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Sickening. There should be no unknowns, there should be no private ownership of humanity's history, that vase belongs in a museum! Though uncomfortable about it, I feel that private ownership is ok as long as it's registered and it's whereabouts completely transparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Sigh, I despise private owners who just buy things to make their house look good than for its historical importance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favonius Cornelius Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Sickening. There should be no unknowns, there should be no private ownership of humanity's history, that vase belongs in a museum! Though uncomfortable about it, I feel that private ownership is ok as long as it's registered and it's whereabouts completely transparent. Just because someone has a lot of money does not mean they have the knowledge, maturity or right to own it. A crazy religious zealot rich person could buy up relics of a hated religion and destroy them just because he can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Imagine if the thiefs whom stole the Mona Lisa had defaced it, how history would have changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Just because someone has a lot of money does not mean they have the knowledge, maturity or right to own it. A crazy religious zealot rich person could buy up relics of a hated religion and destroy them just because he can. And by the same token, simply because it is in a museum does not mean it will properly cared for, displayed and/or respected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favonius Cornelius Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 (edited) Just because someone has a lot of money does not mean they have the knowledge, maturity or right to own it. A crazy religious zealot rich person could buy up relics of a hated religion and destroy them just because he can. And by the same token, simply because it is in a museum does not mean it will properly cared for, displayed and/or respected. I suppose that is true, I can think of a few instances when it has been true. It is a whole matter of accountability with me. The individual is not accountable but an organization who's duty is an item's protection is accountable. What good does an artifact serve in some rich snob's study when only his family see's it, better to be in a museum where the student can learn from it and use that knowledge towards the science as a whole. That belongs in a museum! Edited November 22, 2005 by Favonius Cornelius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlapse Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Reminds me of something I read about a guy who worked for a fossil finding organization, who had a contract with a rancher to excavate and keep any fossils on his property. He found the most complete tyrannosaurus fossil ever found. As it so happens, th guy's ranch was held in trust by the feds. So they confiscated it and sent the excavator to jail. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 I confess. I did it. I have it. My drab livingroom needed something to perk it up. And it's such a wonderful conversation piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 that vase belongs in a museum! You tell 'em, Indy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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