Third-century Roman plate and bust of Emperor Hadrian alleged to have links to man convicted of illegal dealing
The auction house Bonhams is facing calls to withdraw a Roman antiquity from its forthcoming London auction amid claims that it was looted from Turkey.
Tsirogiannis leads illicit antiquities trafficking research for the Unesco chair on threats to cultural heritage at the Ionian University in Corfu. Over the past 18 years, he has identified more than 1,700 looted antiquities, alerting police forces and playing a significant role in their repatriation.
Tsirogiannis said: “Bonhams appears not to have conducted basic provenance research, which would involve checking with the relevant authorities on whether particular antiquities may have been looted. Francesca Hickin, the head of antiquities at Bonhams, said: “It would be in our shared interest for the contents of the Becchina archive to be made accessible to auction houses, as this is currently not the case.
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