Northampton Sekhemka statue sale: Council 'warned by lawyers'

BBC News (2016). Northampton Sekhemka statue sale: Council 'warned by lawyers'. BBC News. 1 October.

Title Northampton Sekhemka statue sale: Council 'warned by lawyers'
Publication Date 1st Oct 2016
Author
Source BBC News
Country United Kingdom
Region Europe
Art type Antiquities
Subject Museums, Market
Comments "A council that pocketed £8m by selling an ancient Egyptian statue had been warned by lawyers not to sell it for "financial motives", it has emerged."
Link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-37338390
Permalink https://web.archive.org/web/20161005094406/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-37338390