tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post2332638790791328187..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: Tomb RaidersAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-50363703579319487442012-05-06T16:01:59.704-07:002012-05-06T16:01:59.704-07:00It invariably does, Anthony.It invariably does, Anthony.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-64273945711830823602012-05-06T16:01:17.473-07:002012-05-06T16:01:17.473-07:00Indeed.Indeed.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-74541865141718756572012-05-06T16:00:50.264-07:002012-05-06T16:00:50.264-07:00Houston would be proud of you. :-)Houston would be proud of you. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-75233667984365984412012-05-06T09:53:02.644-07:002012-05-06T09:53:02.644-07:00Actually that would depend on the policies of the ...Actually that would depend on the policies of the government.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-49047912822531135702012-05-03T23:22:13.903-07:002012-05-03T23:22:13.903-07:00mind you it's nothing compared to the collecti...mind you it's nothing compared to the collection in the Kunsthistorisches museum Vienna.. this seems to contain every major classical work from every European country. Fantastic to visit, but quite shocking to see what the wealth of one family was able to obtain..Clean White Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852235098268083634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-47496343260055470922012-05-03T17:03:09.874-07:002012-05-03T17:03:09.874-07:00Texas Uber Alles!Texas Uber Alles!anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-54270293379017624132012-05-03T16:58:22.199-07:002012-05-03T16:58:22.199-07:00It's actually Latin.It's actually Latin.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-24735620004281232372012-05-03T16:57:49.334-07:002012-05-03T16:57:49.334-07:00CWB, I wish it were possible to separate great cul...CWB, I wish it were possible to separate great cultural artefacts from issues of national pride. If a process of 'cultural repatriation' starts where on earth would it end? Should the Pergumon Alter in Berlin be returned? Who should it be returned to - the Greeks or the Turks? I could go on like this indefinitely.<br /><br />I'd love to go. I expect when I do, given the above examples, it will be closed or looted!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-40754333228715479282012-05-03T16:52:58.867-07:002012-05-03T16:52:58.867-07:00Hey, Anthony, you of all people in favour of world...Hey, Anthony, you of all people in favour of world government!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-31866179767785769102012-05-03T16:52:27.445-07:002012-05-03T16:52:27.445-07:00I love that, Nobby. :-))I love that, Nobby. :-))Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-38864396866594512362012-05-03T16:51:44.615-07:002012-05-03T16:51:44.615-07:00CB, you know, when you think about it, things coul...CB, you know, when you think about it, things could get really crazy, artefacts crossing all sorts of historical, cultural, ethnic and political boundaries. Do the modern Greeks have any claim at all to the Marbles? Do they have any connection at all to the ancients? Oh, dear; we could move in ever tighter circles!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-64671294459033339062012-05-03T11:32:53.349-07:002012-05-03T11:32:53.349-07:00I agree - I wonder if the British museums could bi...I agree - I wonder if the British museums could bill these various claimants for the cost of a couple centuries worth of preservation and protection of these items before returning them from whence they came. It might be a good source of revenue. :-P<br /><br />All kidding aside, though, I've often wondered about how chain of custody works in these instances where a piece of artwork was originally commissioned by the priests of a lost religion which was practiced by the citizens of a country that no longer exists (and whose people have no ethnic links to the current occupants of that geographic location). <br /><br />Do abandoned property laws apply when we're discussing the creations of fallen empires?<br /><br />Say for example some personal item is located in the former port of Carthage. The various tribes and nations that have passed over that spot (Romans, Visigoths, and Tunisians) were not related in ANY way (culturally, politically, or ethnically) to the original creators of any artwork found there. Do any of them have a more just claim to these items than the descendants of the original Phoenician colonists?ColonialBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408255297226140956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-28193374979049242412012-05-03T00:00:21.423-07:002012-05-03T00:00:21.423-07:00while undoubtedly they may be in a better state of...while undoubtedly they may be in a better state of preservation than if they had been left in place, subject to bombing, invasion and acid rain, their presence in the British museum is still a very actual and sore point with essentially the entire Greek populace - as I found out last year. I doubt whether the same could be said for the UK. btw - the new acropolis museum is quite beautiful and well worth a visit..Clean White Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852235098268083634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-60025324996591996002012-05-02T16:15:39.795-07:002012-05-02T16:15:39.795-07:00Welthauptstadt Germania!Welthauptstadt Germania!anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-14857245644526509142012-05-02T15:59:48.522-07:002012-05-02T15:59:48.522-07:00The problem is Ana that there are just so many del...The problem is Ana that there are just so many deluded fools around who beat their chests at every injustice and demand the implementation of every noble idea to create what they see as fair society for all. <br /><br />The end result? absolute devastation everywhere. In the economy, the culture, tradition, law and order, the way of life. Everything ruined in order to placate the misguided conscience of those who have no idea about anything much at all. <br /><br />Stephen Fry has lost his marbles.Nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088033081316289008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-10147551958668386122012-05-02T15:51:17.947-07:002012-05-02T15:51:17.947-07:00I know what Germania is, it is a very old term and...I know what Germania is, it is a very old term and a wonderful concept.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-14948730744509888562012-05-02T15:39:49.360-07:002012-05-02T15:39:49.360-07:00Absolutely, Richard.Absolutely, Richard.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-3842863046798162082012-05-02T15:39:24.422-07:002012-05-02T15:39:24.422-07:00That was the name the Hitler intended for a renewe...That was the name the Hitler intended for a renewed Berlin if Germany had won the war, Anthony.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-61632129116407129362012-05-02T15:38:09.528-07:002012-05-02T15:38:09.528-07:00The same is happening here, Anthony.The same is happening here, Anthony.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-24529565590591371712012-05-02T15:37:32.638-07:002012-05-02T15:37:32.638-07:00Excellent suggestion! Ah, but the Greeks have an ...Excellent suggestion! Ah, but the Greeks have an expression - Timeo Anglorum et dona ferentes. :-))Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-77587515047327507262012-05-02T12:55:27.056-07:002012-05-02T12:55:27.056-07:00Ana I concur with your analysis. They are being lo...Ana I concur with your analysis. They are being looked after here are they not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-79882423416228861312012-05-01T21:15:23.799-07:002012-05-01T21:15:23.799-07:00Germania ?Germania ?anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-16532569291729278402012-05-01T21:07:44.958-07:002012-05-01T21:07:44.958-07:00Over here when times get rough people steal Copper...Over here when times get rough people steal Copper wire, A/C and water lines, copper roofing, aluminum railings, iron man hole covers and grates etc. to sell as scrap; or Just about everything that is not nailed down.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-55198958063563164412012-05-01T17:11:31.092-07:002012-05-01T17:11:31.092-07:00You might, perhaps, send them Stephen Fry on perma...You might, perhaps, send them Stephen Fry on permanent loan . . .Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.com