Palmyrene Funerary Portraits: A 'Conflict Antiquities' Case

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_6258
dc.contributor.author	De Bernardin Michela
dc.title	Palmyrene Funerary Portraits: A 'Conflict Antiquities' Case
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper delves into the issue of ‘conflict antiquities’, that is, the phenomenon of profiting from cultural goods looted in archaeological sites affected by wars or civil conflicts. The present research shows the increased number of Palmyrene funerary portraits of dubious provenance circulating on the antiquities market after the beginning of the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ in 2011. By analysing international war damage reports, the author established a chronology of the key events that have involved the ancient town of Palmyra, likely leading to the flood of portraits recently offered on sale.
dc.relation.ispartof	Antiquity Studies
dc.relation.ispartof	Archeologia
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2021-03-31
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-05-07
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-518-6/palmyrene-funerary-portraits-a-conflict-antiquitie/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-517-9/004
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8828
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9344
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-518-6
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-517-9
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Art market
dc.subject	Art market
dc.subject	Conflict antiquities
dc.subject	Conflict antiquities
dc.subject	Funerary portraits
dc.subject	Funerary portraits
dc.subject	Looting
dc.subject	Looting
dc.subject	Palmyra
dc.subject	Palmyra
dc.subject	Syria
dc.subject	Syria

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Palmyrene Funerary Portraits: A 'Conflict Antiquities' Case

Michela De Bernardin The Journal of Cultural Heritage Crime

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This paper delves into the issue of ‘conflict antiquities’, that is, the phenomenon of profiting from cultural goods looted in archaeological sites affected by wars or civil conflicts. The present research shows the increased number of Palmyrene funerary portraits of dubious provenance circulating on the antiquities market after the beginning of the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ in 2011. By analysing international war damage reports, the author established a chronology of the key events that have involved the ancient town of Palmyra, likely leading to the flood of portraits recently offered on sale.

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March 31, 2021

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May 7, 2021

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978-88-6969-518-6

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978-88-6969-517-9

Keywords: Syria • Funerary portraits • Palmyra • Conflict antiquities • Art market • Looting

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