SAFE News & Updates
December 2006 
 "All works of art that are stolen must go home."
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Days after Peter Watson's lecture and the Beacon Awards Gala on November 16, SAFE held a meeting and elected three new members to the Board. Two weeks later several members attended a very intriguing presentation at the Italian Cultural Institute...

 An emperor's scepter
 
Rutelli On November 29, the Hon. Francesco Rutelli, Italy's Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities, made the worldwide announcement about the remarkable discovery of Emperor Maxentius' imperial scepter at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York.

At the presentation, archaeologist Professor Salvatore Settis, Director of the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, emphasized the fact that the scepter's discovery would not have been possible without proper archaeological excavation.

Mr. Rutelli closed by reminding his audience that ultimately "all works of art that are stolen must go home."

Glad to be invited to this event, SAFE President Cindy Ho took the opportunity to introduce Mr. Rutelli to the organization.

 

 Italy and the Met make the trade
 
Rutelli and de Montebello SAFE members joined Mr. Rutelli's party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to view the newly displayed Etruscan cup, a kylyx, which Italy is lending the Met as part of the agreement with the Met, which includes the return of the Euphronios krater. Four artifacts from the museum were returned to Italy at the same time.

 

 More than an evening well done
 
Marina Papa-Sokal For those of you who didn't make it to our Beacon Awards Gala or speak with our gracious host, archaeologist Marina Papa-Sokal, you can read her several papers on international cultural heritage law, looting and antiquities collecting on SAFE's resources page.

For a recap of the Gala... 

 Laundering illegal antiquities in Germany
 
We've posted another paper from the Cultural Heritage and New Technologies Workshop 11 in Vienna on our website.

Read Michael Müller-Karpe's paper... 

 In the news
 
  • African Nok culture faces serious
  • Collector Shelby White asked to return antiquities
  • China passes new law to protect ancient sites

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