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the Papadimitriou family compound, photographs found in
the Papadimitriou family compound, raid of
True's house on Paros, raid of
Operation Geryon
Operation Juno
Organigram of the clandestine antiquities network
Orphans
puzzle of the Getty's acquisition of
sale of
Ortiz, George
collecting, defense of
collection of
Greece antiquities, smuggling of
Hecht memoir, discussed in
illicit objects in the collection of
Medici, association with
name of in the organigram
public standing of
Tchacos interview, discussed in
True interrogation, discussed in
Osborne, Robin
Painter of the Cranes
Painter of the Hunt
Pakistan
Palermo Painter
Papadimitriou, Alexis
Papadimitriou, Angeliki
Papadimitriou, Despina
Papadimitriou, Dimitri
Papadimitriou, Irini
Papadimitriou, Nicolas
Pappalardo, Vincenzo
Patry, Alain
Paul VI,
Pedley, John G.
Pei, I. M.
Pellegrini, Maurizio
Becchina, investigation of
collectors and articles associated with Medici, linking of (
see
Collectors)
Cottier-Angeli, association with Medici of
documentation from Sotheby's, acquisition and examination of
the Euphronios-Onesimos kylix, value of
Evangelisti's excavations, calculations regarding
examination of documents and photos from Corridor
extent of the network in
extent of the network in unprovenanced antiquities, discovery of
fragments, puzzle of the acquisition of
the Getty's relationship with Medici, report on
laundering by Medici through Sotheby's, discovery of (
see also
Laundering of antiquities)
Medici's trial, discussed in
the Metropolitan Museum's relationship with Medici, report on
museums outside the U.S., Medici's relations with
nationalism in the interviews, sensing of
the organigram, dating of production of
paper trail, limitations of as legal evidence
photos of fakes of Eupronios krater, observation of
strategic organization of the network in unprovenanced antiquities, discovery of
tombs excavated by the cordata, estimate of
True, interrogation of
Pericles
Peru
Petrie, Flinders
Phidias
Philos
Phintias
Phoenix Ancient Art, S.A. (Geneva)
Piazza Sant'Ignacio
Pitikakis, Dimitri
Plato
Pliny
Podany, Jerry
Polak, Vasek
Pollitt, Jerome J.
Polycleitus
Pontormo, Jacopo
Pope-Hennessy, Sir John
Potter, Paulus
Pozzo, Andrea
Praxiteles
Princeton Art Museum
Proietti, Giuseppe
Raguzzini, Filippo
Rand, Harry
Renfrew, Colin
Richardson, E. P.
Rizzo, Daniela
the Bürkis, investigation of
Corridor 17, presence at the second visit to
the Euphronios-Onesimos kylix, value of
on Evangelisti's records
forensic archaeologist, duties as
fragments, puzzle of the acquisition of
laundering activities, uncovering of
Pellegrini, office shared with
Symes/Michaelides photographs, quality of
team of senior specialist archaeologists, selection of
tomb robbers, damage done by
tombs excavated by the cordata, estimate of
True, interrogation of
Zicchi, pressure to authenticate objects for
Robertson, Martin
Roberty, Mario
Robinson, Richard E.
Robin Symes Limited (London)
Rockefeller, John D., III
Rockefeller Collection
Rogers, Malcolm
Rosen, Jonathan
Rosenham, Alan
Rousseau, Theodore
Royal Academy (London)
Royal Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh)
Russell, John
Rutelli, Francesco
Rycroft Collection
Rycroft Painter
S. Schweitzer Collection
Sakellarakis, Giannis
San Antonio Museum
Sanders, Peggy
Sarrafian, Dikran A.
Saunders, Stephen
Savoca, Antonio “Nino”
Frida's purchase from
Hecht's interrogation, discussed in
interrogations of others, mentioned in
ivory head, purchase of
judge's comments regarding in Medici trial
raid on the Munich home of
Symes, transactions with
Schick, Jürgen
Schultz, Frederick H., Jr.
Seebacher, Doris
Seitel, Fraser P.
Sekhmet Ancient Art
Seliachas, Athanassios “Celia,”
Sevso treasure
Shirey, David
Silberstein, Muriel
Silver, Vernon
Silvetti, Jorge
Simon, Norton
Smikros
Smith, Peter
Sobolewski, Richard
Sophilos
Sotheby's
conclusions regarding
discontinuation of antiquities sales in London
dishonest/unethical behavior at
fakes asserted to be at
Hecht's memoir, discussed in
Hodges and
Hunt collection, sale of
Indian smuggled antiquities, sale of
laundering of antiquities through
Medici, awareness of activities of
Medici's trial, discussed in
Pellegrini's examination of records from
price-fixing scandal participated in
stolen sarcophagus in the catalog of
unprovenanced antiquities sold through
Xoilan, Symes' trading under
Zbinden Collection as frequent seller at
See also
Auction houses
Spain
Spinello, Anna
Srivastava, Anand
Steinhardt, Michael
Stolen Art Alert
Strocka, Michael
Suckow, Jeffrey
Sulzberger, Punch
Summa Gallery
Swallows Painter
Swing painter
Swiss Bank Corporation
Switzerland
accounts belonging to Holocaust victims held by banks in
changed attitude in
conclusions regarding
cooperation of, concerns regarding
Geneva Freeport (
see
Geneva Freeport)
new laws governing trade in antiquities adopted by
prosecution of Medici and
role in the clandestine trade indicated by the organigram
Symes, Robin
average price of antiquities sold by
bankruptcy, litigation, conviction, and imprisonment
Berlin, sale of objects in
Christo, relationship with
fragments sold by
funding of proposed fellowship
the Getty, transactions with
Hecht memoir, discussed in
Inland Revenue, interview with
interrogations of others, discussed in
inventory and transactions, records regarding
investigation of by Greek authorities
investigation of by Italian authorities
ivory head recovered from
judge's comments regarding
looting involved in, scale of
Medici, association with
Nicholson's house, assistance provided in paying for
objects acquired by collectors, association with
the Papadimitrious, conflict with
the Papadimitrious, financial relationship with
photo archive of objects handled by
quality of the antiquities in the inventory of
release from prison with troubles still looming
Schinoussa in the life and operations of
smuggling, collaboration in
value placed on his holdings by
wall relief offered for sale to the Met
Xoilan Trader, Inc. and
See also
Robin Symes Limited (London)
Syriskos
Tagliaferri, Francesco
Tanis Antiquities Ltd.
Tarquinia (Etruscan city)
Taubman, A. Alfred
Tavernier, Edmond
Tchacos-Nussberger, Frederique “Frida”
Artemis statue sold by
association with Medici, paperwork indicating
on Cottier-Angeli
Ferri, deal worked out with
fragments sold by
Gospel of Judas manuscript acquired by
Hecht memoir, mentioned in
the investigation of
litigation against
Medici, description of as “monopoliser” of the market
Medici “cordata,” participant in
name of in the organigram
prosecutorial interrogations of others, mentioned in
sentence received by
Symes and
Tecafin
Tempelsman, Maurice
Thomas, Sir Keith
Thompson, Margaret
Three-Heads Wolf Painter
Three Lines Group
Tokely-Parry, Jonathan
Toledo Museum of Art
Tolve, Massimo
Tombaroli (tomb robbers)
brutality of in dealing with artifacts
Casasanta
Cenere, Armando
collectors, supply of
conversations of recorded by phone taps
Evangelisti, Giuseppe
motivations of, claimed and actual
prosecutorial interrogations of
scale of the activities of
Topic-Mimara, Ante
Trademarks on Greek Vases
(Johnston)
Treaty of Sèvres
Trendall, Dale
Trial of Medici
deal offered by Medici to the prosecutor
Medici's defense
setting the stage
the verdict
Triangulation
confirmed in True interview
the Fleischman Collection and
fragments, sale of as aspect of
the Getty Museum, used in acquisitions by
Symes interview, confirmation of in
Trittolemos Painter
True, Marion
acquisitions involving Medici by
the Fleischman Collection, acquisition of
fragments, testimony regarding
on a fresco in the Fleischman Collection
full curator at the Getty, appointment as
future of
Greek charges against
Greek investigations of (
see
Operation Eclipse and subsequent Greek investigations)
Hecht memoir, discussed in
interrogation of
interviews of others, discussed in
investigation of
judge's comments regarding in Medici trial
leaked documents relating to
Medici, association with
Medici's trial, discussed in
pictures of found on Schinoussa
proposed fellowship, support of
public standing of
reputation in Italy
resignation of
Roman funerary relief, misdirected email from regarding
smuggled statue, observation of
trial of
vacation home, purchase of
Walsh on
Tsatalis, Georgios
Tsirogiannis, Christos
Turkey
the Lydian Hoard and
the Morgantina silver and
police actions regarding stolen antiquities in
Tyrrhenos
Tzallas, George
UNESCO, attempts to control movement of archaeological/cultural property
UNIDROIT convention
Union Bank of Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
Unprovenanced antiquities, extent of trade in
. See
Antiquities; Chippindale's Law; Network of trade in unprovenanced antiquities
Urban II
Vasari, Giorgio
Vases, Greek
. See
Greek vases
Vatican Painter
Vermeule, Cornelius
Vermeule, Emily
Vickers, Michael
Vilbert, Serge
Viterbo, Antonio da
von Bothmer, Dietrich
American Institute of Archaeology, failure of election to board of trustees
attributions for objects in the Fleischman collection provided by
attributions for objects owned by the Getty provided by
Becchina, relations with
the Euphronios krater, acquisition of
Ferri's interest in interviewing
the Fleischman Collection and
fragments, frequent contribution of
fragments, skill at identifying
Frel as employee of
Hecht memoir, discussed in
kylix by Euphronios, reference to
the Lydian Hoard
Medici, association with
the Morgantina silver and
on the poorly drawn and average vase
proposed fellowship, opposition to
public standing of
reputation in Italy
request to interview
Tchacos interview, discussed in
True, close links with
True interrogation, discussed in

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