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Head sold at Christie’s stolen from Libya
A Roman head of a woman, which was sold at Christie’s in London on 14 April, had been stolen in Libya. It was bought at auction by an Italian for £91,250 and has now been recovered in Italy by the carabinieri.
Christie’s described it as “a Roman marble portrait head of a woman, circa first century AD”, suggesting that the life-size sculpture had been made in “an eastern workshop, perhaps Egypt”. The provenance was given as “private collection, Switzerland, circa 1975; acquired by the present owner in Switzerland in 1988”. At the time of the sale, an archaeologist contacted Christie’s to warn that lot 261 was the head of a statue at the Sabratha Museum, west of Tripoli; it had been detached and stolen in 1990.
A Christie’s spokesman said: “Additional information was brought to our attention after the auction. We subsequently cancelled the sale and are assisting all relevant bodies with the return of this object.”
The Italian buyer voluntarily relinquished the head and is being reimbursed by Christie’s. On 28 September, an international team of cultural heritage specialists visited Sabratha and saw the body of the sculpture from which the head was stolen.

snajeve:Down Town Frederick.

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snajeve:

Down Town Frederick.

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simpledesks:Chris Bowler

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simpledesks:

Chris Bowler

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h-tankobon:The Parasite Doctor Suzune by...

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The Parasite Doctor Suzune by Haruki
http://airgear.forumcommunity.net/?t=44982178
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Shark Pants: Garden Update

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:03:54 -0400

Shark Pants: Garden Update:

sharkpants:

After our ambitious project of building a raised garden bed in mid March, It just sat there for almost 2 months empty. OK, actually not THAT ambitious… it’s a freakin’ box with no bottom, but I digress… Man did those weeds grow!
I battled the weeds one afternoon in April. I was just so sick…

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