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What's the moral argument for NOT allowing it? The default is allowed, not disallowed.

• return0 10y ago
  That it was illegally obtained. (could the first seller of the sarcophagus legally prove they owned it?)
  • Shivetya 10y ago
    this parallels the copyright laws many of us just hate that it is frightening. the best solution that honors private property rights is to make part of the requirement of long term storage sites like this is to present high resolution scans of the artwork that would be freely available. Some bemoan all this art being locked up out of private view, yet many government managed museums and the like are just as bad if not worse as I doubt an investor would let their collections suffer from neglect.
  • GunboatDiplomat 10y ago
    That may apply to sarcophagi from ancient Egypt, but certainly does not apply to all artworks over 300 years old.