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the Getty, skepticism regarding in
Monticelli, trial and conviction of
the Morgantina silver, desire to have returned
recommendations for
tactics against looters of antiquities post-receipt of Medici’s materials
White, return of artifacts requested from
Ivory
J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
antiquities owned by that appear in the photos from Medici’s warehouse
Asteas lekythos at
the Bürkis interview, discussed in
Conforti’s efforts to have objects returned from
controversies associated with
the Euphronios-Onesimos kylix
Ferri’s investigation, request for information supporting
Fleischman, resignation as trustee of Barbara
the Fleischman Collection
fragments, puzzle of the acquisition of
the Getty kouros
Greek golden wreath, acquisition and return of
Hecht interrogation, discussed in
leaked documents revealing the situation at
letterheads from found in Medici’s warehouse
the Levy-White Euphronios krater, examination of
Medici, relations with
origins of
prosecutorial interrogations, mentioned in
recent developments at
return of objects by
Roman funerary relief, publication of
stolen bronzes acquired by
Symes, transactions with
Tempelsman collection, acquisition of objects from
See also True, Marion
Jacques, Henri Albert
Japan
Jay, John
Jervis, Simon
John Paul II,
Johnston, Alan W.
Jordan
Kagias, Georgios
Karlsruhe Museum
Keats, John
Kennedy Galleries
Kimball Museum
Kleitias
Klejman, J. J.
Kleophrades
Kleophrades Painter
Koch, Guntram
Kotlidas, Christos
Kotsarides, Michael
Kouragios, Yannis
Kouros statue at the Getty, controversy regarding
Koutoulakis, Nikolas
Berlin, sale of objects in
Gospel of Judas manuscript
Greece antiquities, smuggling of
Medici, association with
name of in the organigram
Ortiz, sale of objects to
Symes, transactions with
Symes interview, discussed in
True interrogation, discussed in
Kovasevic, L. J.
Koyama, Mihoko
Kozlov, Arielle
Kreitman, Neil
Kurtz, Donna
Lambert, Wilfred
Lane and Partners
Laundering of antiquities
discovery of
impact of uncovering
objects seized in Corridor 17 laundered through Sotheby’s, list of
reasons for
Layard, Austen Henry
League of Nations
Lee, Sherman E.
Leinster, Anne
Leon, Christoph
letters rogatory
Levy, Leon. See also Levy-White collection
Levy-White Collection
display of
Euphronios krater earlier belonging to the Hunts
fakes asserted to be in
Fleischman Collection and, frescoes matching in
objects originating with Medici in
questionable provenance of objects in
return of objects from, Italian request for
Tchacos interview, discussed in
Liberatore, Francesco
Loos, Adolf
Lo Porto, Felice
Louvre, the (Paris)
Ludwig
Luers, William
Lunden, Staffan
Luzzi, Franco
Lydian Hoard, the
Lydos
Lysippides Painter
Machado, Rodolfo
Mali
Manetti, Pierluigi
Mantegna, Andrea
Marrow, Deborah
Martin, Richard
Mascara, Giuseppe
Maschito, Luigi
Mat Securitas
McNall, Bruce
Mead, Walter C.
Medici, Giacomo
the Aboutaams, links to
beauty pays, understanding that
Becchina, comparison to
Becchina, rivalry with
collectors, supplying of
conviction and sentencing of
Corridor 17, presence at the second visit to
Cottier-Angeli, authentication of objects by
deal offered to the prosecutor by
description of
the Euphronios krater, photos of himself with
formal proceedings initiated against
fragments, refusal to sell
fragments of the Euphronios-Onesimos kylix, surrender of
fronts for
the Getty, relations with
Hecht’s memoir, discussed in
Hydra Gallery, dispute over ownership of
intellectual and artistic damage by looters, role in
interrogations/interviews of others, discussed in
inventory at Corridor 17, report on
inventory of as illustration of the losses due to trade in unprovenanced antiquities
laundering of antiquities (see Laundering of antiquities)
looting involved in, scale of
the Metropolitan Museum, relations with
museums outside the U.S., relations with
name of in the organigram
network of trade in unprovenanced antiquities (see Network of trade in unprovenanced antiquities)
pride of documented in photos
raid on the home of
Sotheby’s, selling of antiquities at
stolen objects, involvement with
Symes, transactions with
trial of (see Trial of Medici)
Medici family of Florence
Meier, Richard
Melfi Museum, robbery at
Melfi vases
Menandro
Merrin Gallery
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
antiquities, dismal record regarding
Asian art, returns of
Becchina, relations with
the Bury St. Edmunds Cross
the Euphronios krater (see Euphronios krater)
”good faith,” claim of acting in when acquiring unprovenanced antiquities
the Levy-White Collection (see Levy-White Collection)
looted wall relief offered to
the Lydian Hoard
Medici, acquisition of objects originating from
the Morgantina silver
Muscarella and
origin and history of
personnel associated with Medici, paperwork indicating
questionable provenance of objects in
return of objects by
vase collection at
White, contribution from
Mexico
Michaelides, Alexander Votsi
Michaelides, Christo
Casasanta, purchase of objects from
death of
Hecht memoir, discussed in
interviews of others, discussed in
Nicholson, house purchased for
photo archive of objects handled by
Schinoussa, raid of family compound on
Schinoussa in the life and operations of
Symes, relationship with
True, loan for vacation home for
Miho Museum
Milken, Michael R.
Mitten, David G.
Monreal, Luis
Monticelli, Raffaele
Morelli, Giovanni
Morelli, Giovanni
Moretti, Anna Maria
Morgan, J. P.
Morgantina silver
Moroni, Mauro
Morrelli, Giovanni
Moussif, Shlomo
Munich Glyptotek
Munitz, Barry
Muntoni, Guglielmo
Muscarella, Oscar White
Museum for Classical Antiquities (Berlin)
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)
Museums, conclusions regarding and recommendations for
Museums Association
National Association of Dealers in Ancient, Oriental and Primitive Art
Naukratis
Nearchos
Neer, Richard
Nefer Gallery
Nepal
Network of trade in unprovenanced antiquities
continued activities of
delay in investigation and prosecution as serving the interests of
exposure of the extent of by investigations and prosecutions
the Getty Museum and (see J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles))
the Metropolitan Museum of Art and (see Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York))
Network of trade in unprovenanced antiquities (continued)
organization chart (the “organigram”) of
organization of, significance of
paperwork, revealed in
rivalry of two groups (“cordata”) discovered
sale of orphans
strategic organization of
tombaroli (see Tombaroli (tomb robbers))
triangulation (see Triangulation)
Neuendorf Gallery
New York Times
Nicholson, Felicity
Niger
Nolane vases
Nonna Investments
Nørskov, Vinne
Nussberger, Werner
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (Copenhagen)
Observer (London)
Okada, Mokichi
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy
Onesimos. See also Euphronios-Onesimos kylix
Operation Aeolos
Operation Blackhole
Operation Eclipse and subsequent Greek investigations
the bronze statue of a boy
Ferri notified of the raid on Paros
the golden wreath, case of
Greek antiquities, routes for smuggling
the Papadimitriou family compound, photographs found in
the Papadimitriou family compound, raid of
True’s house on Paros, raid of
Operation Geryon
Operation Juno
Organigram of the clandestine antiquities network
Orphans
puzzle of the Getty’s acquisition of
sale of
Ortiz, George
collecting, defense of
collection of
Greece antiquities, smuggling of
Hecht memoir, discussed in
illicit objects in the collection of
Medici, association with
name of in the organigram
public standing of
Tchacos interview, discussed in
True interrogation, discussed in
Osborne, Robin
Painter of the Cranes
Painter of the Hunt
Pakistan
Palermo Painter
Papadimitriou, Alexis
Papadimitriou, Angeliki
Papadimitriou, Despina
Papadimitriou, Dimitri
Papadimitriou, Irini
Papadimitriou, Nicolas
Pappalardo, Vincenzo
Patry, Alain
Paul VI,
Pedley, John G.
Pei, I. M.
Pellegrini, Maurizio
Becchina, investigation of
collectors and articles associated with Medici, linking of (see Collectors)
Cottier-Angeli, association with Medici of
documentation from Sotheby’s, acquisition and examination of
the Euphronios-Onesimos kylix, value of
Evangelisti’s excavations, calculations regarding
examination of documents and photos from Corridor
extent of the network in
extent of the network in unprovenanced antiquities, discovery of
fragments, puzzle of the acquisition of
the Getty’s relationship with Medici, report on
laundering by Medici through Sotheby’s, discovery of (see also Laundering of antiquities)
Medici’s trial, discussed in
the Metropolitan Museum’s relationship with Medici, report on
museums outside the U.S., Medici’s relations with
nationalism in the interviews, sensing of
the organigram, dating of production of
paper trail, limitations of as legal evidence
photos of fakes of Eupronios krater, observation of
strategic organization of the network in unprovenanced antiquities, discovery of
tombs excavated by the cordata, estimate of
True, interrogation of
Pericles
Peru
Petrie, Flinders
Phidias
Philos
Phintias
Phoenix Ancient Art, S.A. (Geneva)
Piazza Sant’Ignacio
Pitikakis, Dimitri
Plato
Pliny
Podany, Jerry
Polak, Vasek
Pollitt, Jerome J.
Polycleitus
Pontormo, Jacopo
Pope-Hennessy, Sir John
Potter, Paulus
Pozzo, Andrea
Praxiteles
Princeton Art Museum
Proietti, Giuseppe
Raguzzini, Filippo
Rand, Harry
Renfrew, Colin
Richardson, E. P.
Rizzo, Daniela
the Bürkis, investigation of
Corridor 17, presence at the second visit to
the Euphronios-Onesimos kylix, value of
on Evangelisti’s records
forensic archaeologist, duties as
fragments, puzzle of the acquisition of
laundering activities, uncovering of
Pellegrini, office shared with
Symes/Michaelides photographs, quality of
team of senior specialist archaeologists, selection of
tomb robbers, damage done by
tombs excavated by the cordata, estimate of
True, interrogation of
Zicchi, pressure to authenticate objects for
Robertson, Martin
Roberty, Mario
Robinson, Richard E.
Robin Symes Limited (London)
Rockefeller, John D., III
Rockefeller Collection
Rogers, Malcolm
Rosen, Jonathan
Rosenham, Alan
Rousseau, Theodore
Royal Academy (London)
Royal Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh)
Russell, John
Rutelli, Francesco
Rycroft Collection
Rycroft Painter
S. Schweitzer Collection
Sakellarakis, Giannis
San Antonio Museum
Sanders, Peggy
Sarrafian, Dikran A.
Saunders, Stephen
Savoca, Antonio “Nino”
Frida’s purchase from
Hecht’s interrogation, discussed in
interrogations of others, mentioned in
ivory head, purchase of
judge’s comments regarding in Medici trial
raid on the Munich home of
Symes, transactions with
Schick, Jürgen
Schultz, Frederick H., Jr.
Seebacher, Doris
Seitel, Fraser P.
Sekhmet Ancient Art
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sp; Seliachas, Athanassios “Celia,”
Sevso treasure
Shirey, David
Silberstein, Muriel
Silver, Vernon
Silvetti, Jorge
Simon, Norton
Smikros
Smith, Peter
Sobolewski, Richard
Sophilos
Sotheby’s
conclusions regarding
discontinuation of antiquities sales in London
dishonest/unethical behavior at
fakes asserted to be at
Hecht’s memoir, discussed in
Hodges and
Hunt collection, sale of
Indian smuggled antiquities, sale of
laundering of antiquities through
Medici, awareness of activities of
Medici’s trial, discussed in
Pellegrini’s examination of records from
price-fixing scandal participated in
stolen sarcophagus in the catalog of
unprovenanced antiquities sold through
Xoilan, Symes’ trading under
Zbinden Collection as frequent seller at
See also Auction houses
Spain
Spinello, Anna
Srivastava, Anand
Steinhardt, Michael
Stolen Art Alert
Strocka, Michael
Suckow, Jeffrey
Sulzberger, Punch
Summa Gallery
Swallows Painter
Swing painter
Swiss Bank Corporation
Switzerland
accounts belonging to Holocaust victims held by banks in
changed attitude in
conclusions regarding
cooperation of, concerns regarding
Geneva Freeport (see Geneva Freeport)
new laws governing trade in antiquities adopted by
prosecution of Medici and
role in the clandestine trade indicated by the organigram
Symes, Robin
average price of antiquities sold by
bankruptcy, litigation, conviction, and imprisonment
Berlin, sale of objects in
Christo, relationship with
fragments sold by
funding of proposed fellowship
the Getty, transactions with
Hecht memoir, discussed in
Inland Revenue, interview with
interrogations of others, discussed in
inventory and transactions, records regarding
investigation of by Greek authorities
investigation of by Italian authorities
ivory head recovered from
judge’s comments regarding
looting involved in, scale of
Medici, association with
Nicholson’s house, assistance provided in paying for
objects acquired by collectors, association with
the Papadimitrious, conflict with
the Papadimitrious, financial relationship with
photo archive of objects handled by