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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2317240, member: 76086&quot;]Unfortunately this article only uses supposition, ignorance and theory as its basis (as most articles on the subject do).&nbsp; I&#039;ve dealt in antiquities as well as coins for nearly 30 years and know the market fairly well (certainly much better than any author or newscaster).&nbsp; There simply isnt much material on the market from that region that is new.&nbsp; If the markets are flooding with illicit material, where is it?&nbsp; Nobody in the business I know of has seen any of it.&nbsp; When pushed on this fact, the reporting community came up with a new theory:&nbsp; It&#039;s not going to the west, but now the east.&nbsp; India, Pakistan, China, Japan, etc.&nbsp; Unfortunately nobody can verify that idea either.</p><p><br /></p><p>International laws are getting much tighter for antiquities, and as a result we have seen a huge decrease in the sales of such items.&nbsp; Less looted material is on the market, and for those who already own them, they are holding them instead of selling for fear they will be confiscated if they dont have an airtight provenance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said, it&#039;s a complex topic, but not unlike religion.&nbsp; If you believe you dont need proof.&nbsp; If you dont believe and have proof or ask for it, your questions will fall on deaf ears (now having written that I fear I may offend anyone of any religious conviction.&nbsp; That&#039;s not my intent, but I&#039;ll leave the comment there).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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