tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35183976.post8474143151459813607..comments2023-10-26T06:35:55.278-05:00Comments on Illicit Cultural Property: Cleveland, Turkey and the belly of the whaleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00815004368881797395noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35183976.post-6004632747847509242012-05-31T03:10:09.155-05:002012-05-31T03:10:09.155-05:00Exactly right about photos of the goddess and the ...Exactly right about photos of the goddess and the krater (though the photos of Medici and Hecht triumphantly posing by the Krater in New York may count?). But there were poloroids linking individuals to known objects which had been looted, and tying those objects from Museums to dealers and ultimately looting via the organigram. <br /><br />The Standard of proof for Turkey would be a preponderance, but given the use of forfeiture and other far less expensive (and more effective) measures like public pressure, a direct suit would probably not be likely given the initial expense Turkey would bear in bringing the legal actions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00815004368881797395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35183976.post-57736698239319293512012-05-30T14:35:29.902-05:002012-05-30T14:35:29.902-05:00Worth noting: there were no Polaroids of the Euphr...Worth noting: there were no Polaroids of the Euphronios krater or the Getty's Aphrodite. Correct me if I'm wrong, Derek, but if Turkey did file a civil suit for the seizure of the objects, the burden of proof would be a preponderance of the evidence, ie 50% plus 1.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475506571387657315noreply@blogger.com