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Private ownership of antiquity is definitely murky. If you can prove legitimate ownership for an object that is one thing, all of a sudden owning an ancient tre
by jonknee 10y ago
Private ownership of antiquity is definitely murky. If you can prove legitimate ownership for an object that is one thing, all of a sudden owning an ancient treasure is another. I think they should belong to the state in question (e.g. the people from that area).
- chris_va 10y agoWhere do you draw the line? In the US we always side with personal freedom in the courts (e.g. if you want to own something, you can do so, pursuit of happiness and all that). Antiquities don't have a lot of intrinsic value beyond display, so eventually (maybe 50 years, maybe 200 years) they will all end up in a museum. Generally they have higher value to people in the area from which they originated, so they will eventually migrate home. I'd prefer to be patient and let it happen naturally instead of implementing new laws.
- return0 10y agoWhy would they migrate home? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles
- chris_va 10y ago40% in favour of returning the marbles to Greece 15% in favour of keeping them at the British Museum 18% would not vote 27% had no opinion ... I feel like this is a good example of where they will eventually migrate home. It hasn't been very long, on an antiquities scale.