Medici Conspiracy The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities-- from Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museums

Name: Medici Conspiracy The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities-- from Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museums
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ISBN: 9781586484385

ISBN-10: 1586484389

ISBN-13: 9781586484385

Edition: 2007 (Annotated)

Authors: Peter Watson, Cecilia Todeschini

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A gripping true-life detective drama and expose of an underground smuggling network with control of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of looted Italian antiquities, and how those stolen treasures have found their way into the world's most prestigious museums, auction houses, and private collections.

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 6/12/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.54" wide x 8.74" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English

Peter Watson is an intellectual historian, journalist, and the author of thirteen books, including The German Genius, The Medici Conspiracy, and The Great Divide. He has written for The Sunday Times, The New York Times, the Observer, and the Spectator. He lives in London.



Authors' Note


Prologue on Fifth Avenue



Operation Geryon



Sotheby's, Switzerland, Smugglers



Connoisseurs and Criminals-the Passion for Greek Vases



Corridor 17



Forensic Archaeology in the Freeport



The Paper Trail, the Polaroids, and the "Cordata"



The Getty-the "Museum of the Tombaroli"



The Metropolitan in New York and Other Rogue Museums



"Collectors Are the Real Looters"



The Laundries of London and New York



Phone Taps and the Great Rumor



The Paris Raid on Robert Hecht



Raids in Zurich and Geneva, Arrest and Interrogations in Cyprus and Berlin



Interrogations in Los Angeles and Manhattan



The Puzzle of the "Orphans"



The "Cordata" Continues-in Egypt, Greece, Israel, and Oxford



The Fall of Robin Symes



The Woodcutter's Archive



The Trial of Giacomo Medici



Trading with Japan, Trials in Rome



Operation Eclipse



Conclusion: $500 Million + 100,000 Looted Tombs = Chippindale's Law


Epilogue on Fifth Avenue


Acknowledgments and Dedication


Dossier


Notes


Index