Contact from the Observer prompts withdrawal as dealers urged to do more to stop illicit trade in antiquitiesA London antiquities dealer has withdrawn an ancient Greek amphora from sale after evidence arose that links it to a notorious smuggler.The Kallos Gallery in Mayfair, London, has removed a black-figure amphora – a jar with two handles and a narrow neck made around 550BC – from sale after the Observer contacted it about concerns raised by an expert in the illegal trade of antiquities. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/12/greek-vase-looted-in-italy-removed-from-sale-by-london-gallery
Author : Dalya Alberge
Publish date : 2025-04-12 12:00:00
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Greek vase ‘looted’ in Italy removed from sale by London gallery
