- Council for the Prevention of Art Theft [IA][Direct] -
Developers of Object ID, an international standard for describing art, antiques, and antiquities.
- From Cyprus to Munich [IA][Direct] -
Turkish looters stripped icons and several dozen major frescoes and mosaics from Northern Cyprus.
- Geneva Seizure [IA][Direct] -
Swiss police seized a large number of artifacts allegedly smuggled from Italy.
- Holy Door of the Monastery of St. Athanasios [IA][Direct] -
Originally built in the 11th century A.D., and stolen during a Turkish military invasion to Cyprus in 1974. It has been found in the permanent exhibition of the Kanazawa College of Arts in Japan.
- Illicit Traffic of Cultural Property Throughout the World [IA][Direct] -
Information on the past and present history of looting and theft of works of art, artifacts, and other cultural property.
- Looting Question Bibliography, The [IA][Direct] -
Web and literary resources on the archaeological politics of private collecting, commercial treasure hunting, looting, and "professional" archaeology.
- Phiale of Achyris [IA][Direct] -
Photographs and detailed description of the $1.2-million gold offering bowl from Sicily that is now at the center of a court case in Manhattan.
- Saz Productions, Inc. - Search for the World's Most Wanted Art [IA][Direct] -
Includes information about major cases, links to databases, organizations, museums, and more.
- Sources of Information on Antiquities Theft [IA][Direct] -
By Laura Pope Robbins. Bibliography of information ranging from emphemeral sources to web sites.
- Stolen Property or Finders Keepers [IA][Direct] -
By Dede Tisone-Bartels. Includes groups of links to famous art thefts, including the Benin Bronzes and Elgin Marbles.
- Stolen Stones [IA][Direct] -
Concerning the modern sack of Nineveh.
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