Antiques
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Why I won’t go to the NGV’s perplexing and problematic Pharaoh blockbuster
When Indigenous artefacts are being returned, and there is global recognition of the sanctity of the dead. Why do we make an exception for Egyptian rulers?
- by Alan Attwood
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Mummified body parts to be removed from Sydney museum amid intense global debate
The Chau Chak Wing museum will remove fragments of mummified bodies from display and will change the “colonial” name of its Mummy Room.
- by Jordan Baker
Ancient Khmer crown jewels returned to Cambodia from notorious art dealer’s family
A 77-piece gold collection is back in Cambodia after being handed over by the daughter of Douglas Latchford, who was charged before his death in 2020 with trafficking in looted Cambodian artefacts.
- by Chris Barrett
Cambodia confronts The Met with spreadsheet of ‘looted antiquities’
The country says dozens of “highly significant” items were plundered from Khmer shrines between 1970 and 2000 before being donated or sold to the New York museum.
- by Tom Mashberg
Antiquities dealer pleads guilty for role in sale of looted items
Nancy Wiener has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and possession of stolen property in connection with the trafficking of looted treasures – some of which were purchased by the National Gallery of Australia.
- by Tom Mashberg
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Small piece of timber from Captain Cook’s Endeavour up for $400,000 auction
The wood, 22 centimetres long and two centimetres wide is inside a display case with an inscription believed to have been written by the sister of botanist Sir Joseph Banks.
- by Tim Barlass
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Highest auction price worldwide for rare Australian coins
A £5 coin minted in Melbourne in 1921 and a George V Sovereign minted in Sydney in 1920 sold in a Monaco auction for about $1.5m each.
- by Tim Barlass
Back to the future: vintage toys now worth big bucks
With price tags that can reach as high as $10,000, these toys are unlikely to be found under the Christmas tree.
- by Stephen Crafti
Turkey sues Christie’s for $19m ancient marble idol, claiming it was looted
The marble idol, carved as many as 6000 years ago and known as “The Guennol Stargazer” has become the source of a legal battle between Turkey and the Christie’s auction house.
- by Colin Moynihan
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Collectables
Sydney Mint gold £5 coin sells for $US660,000 at auction in US
The coin, bought by an Australian collector who lives in California, fetched the second highest figure for an Australian coin sold at auction.
- by Tim Barlass
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