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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 5410225, member: 97383&quot;]Donna, I&#039;m glad you mentioned the excellent article in the Smithsonian Magazine, I&#039;m a loyal subscriber <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. They often run great articles on ancient history &amp; art. The antiquities market has been plagued with a well deserved dark reputation for a long time. When I was dealing in antiques &amp; antiquities in CA I got a close look at many shady transactions with objects having no provenance, especially pottery &amp; stone carvings coming from Mexico &amp; Costa Rica. Huaqueros (grave robbers) have been supplying the antiquities market in CA for a long time with virtually no intervention from authorities. I too was guilty in acquiring many objects having a suspicious history <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Over the last 15 years I&#039;ve liquidated all the ancient objects in my collection that had a questionable provenance, &amp; only add objects I feel fairly comfortable with. I emphasize the word <b>&quot;fairly&quot;</b>, because an old provenance is no guarantee that an object is legit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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