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 |
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Publication Date | 3rd Jul 2015 |
Author | Rachel Shabi |
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 |