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Zusatztext [Maxwell L. Anderson] exudes expertise, writes with admirable clarity, and succinctly answers the series of questions that he has set... For once, the glowing puffs that adorn the back cover of the book are well deserved. Anyone with an interest in this topic should have a copy. Informationen zum Autor Dr. Maxwell L. Anderson has researched, published, and presented exhibitions of ancient artworks for more than thirty years. He was a curator in the Department of Greek and Roman Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for over six years, held teaching positions in the field of Roman art history at the University of Rome II, Princeton University, and Emory University, and spent nearly three decades as an art museum director, most recently at the Dallas Museum of Art. In 2002, while President of the Association of Art Museum Directors, he formed a Task Force on Archaeological Materials & Ancient Art, which he chaired for the better part of a decade, fostering responsible collecting practices among museums. He is now Executive Director of the New Cities Foundation. Klappentext The destruction of ancient monuments and artworks by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has shocked observers worldwide. Yet iconoclastic erasures of the past date back at least to the mid-1300s BCE, during the Amarna Period of ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty. Far more damage to the past has been inflicted by natural disasters, looters, and public works. Art historian Maxwell Anderson's Antiquities: What Everyone Needs to Know? analyzes continuing threats to our heritage, and offers a balanced account of treaties and laws governing the circulation of objects; the history of collecting antiquities; how forgeries are made and detected; how authentic works are documented, stored, dispersed, and displayed; the politics of sending antiquities back to their countries of origin; and the outlook for an expanded legal market. Anderson provides a summary of challenges ahead, including the future of underwater archaeology, the use of drones, remote sensing, and how invisible markings on antiquities will allow them to be traced. Written in question-and-answer format, the book equips readers with a nuanced understanding of the legal, practical, and moral choices that face us all when confronting antiquities in a museum gallery, shop window, or for sale on the Internet. Zusammenfassung The destruction of ancient monuments by the Taliban and the Islamic State have shocked observers worldwide. Art historian Maxwell Anderson's Antiquities: What Everyone Needs to Know® analyzes continuing threats to our heritage as well as a balanced account of treaties and laws, collections past and present, forgeries, and other controversial issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Foreword Part I: Legal and Practical Realities Chapter 1: Defining Antiquities What are the differences among antiquities, archaeological materials, and ancient art? How is archaeological material defined? How are scientifically excavated objects removed from under land or water? How is ancient art defined? Are there accepted arbiters of these definitions? How have these definitions changed over time? How do different countries define antiquities? What are the differences among countries, nations, and 'state parties'? How do scholars define antiquity differently from culture to culture? Chapter 2: Cultural Ownership: Past and Present Did people collect in antiquity? How did artifacts move across cultures in the ancient world? When did ancient cultures turn into modern ones? Who gets to decide whether an artwork has 'repose'-or a permanent claim to stay in its current place? What happens to cultural ownership when governments or regimes change? Why does a modern nation have a claim to an ancient culture? Chapter 3: Framing Today's Debat...
