Provenance

Articles tagged Provenance.

Loot in War: From Booty and Prize to Modern Law

What Counts as Loot in War? Booty to Modern Law

Sep 28, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

From Roman booty to The Hague rules and museum restitution, this is how the definition of war loot has shifted across three thousand years.

The Database That Tracks Stolen Art and Why It Works

Stolen Art Database: How It Works and Why It Works

Sep 10, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Stolen art database explained: how INTERPOL records, Object ID fields, and the ID-Art app let customs, museums, and dealers spot matches fast and recover...

Antiquities Ownership Laws: When Legal Sales Turn Illegal

Sep 09, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Antiquities ownership laws show how a legal sale can turn illegal—provenance, export permits, UNESCO 1970, patrimony claims, and steps for heirs, dealers.

Who Owns the Ancient Past? Colonialism and Repatriation

Aug 16, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Who Owns the Ancient Past the Parthenon Marbles, the Rosetta Stone, the Nefertiti bust: how colonialism shaped the movement of antiquities and what the...