Looted in Syria – and sold in London: the British antiques shops dealing in artefacts smuggled by Isis

Rachel Shabi (2015). Looted in Syria – and sold in London: the British antiques shops dealing in artefacts smuggled by Isis. The Guardian. 3 July.

Title Looted in Syria – and sold in London: the British antiques shops dealing in artefacts smuggled by Isis
Publication Date 3rd Jul 2015
Author
Source The Guardian
Country United Kingdom, Syria
Region Europe, West and Central Asia
Art type Antiquities
Subject Theft, Market
Comments Thoroughly misleading headline, none of the experts quoted said that the obviously-looted, obviously-smuggled antiquities for sale were smuggled specifically by *IS, how could you prove that? Still a good article nonetheless.
Link http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/03/antiquities-looted-by-isis-end-up-in-london-shops
Permalink http://web.archive.org/web/20150704110932/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/03/antiquities-looted-by-isis-end-up-in-london-shops