If someone steal something from your home and seal to other people or just keeps it in his house and attracts other people come to visit, how do you feel? If this situation truly happen to you. Actually, this kinds of situation happens to lots of countries frequently. For instance, the 12 original bronze animal heads from Old Summer Palace in China were robbed at about 1860, and some of them sold at auction since 1980 in New York. According to a researcher who focus on art and cultural policy, “The usual restitution case involves a non-United States citizen (or typically, one’s ancestors) who has had priceless artwork or antiquities stolen, usually due to wartime looting” (Michaels 22-35). Each time these news of bronze animal heads
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Also, selling antiques rob from other countries is unprincipled. Because antiques and works of art record history or societal evolution for owner countries. When the cultures relics in foreign countries, they don’t have the same significance as in their owner countries. Even China, Korea and Japan are Asian countries, but the antiques respectively from them still have obvious difference. Just because of this difference, cultures of the world are affluent and beautiful. But when antiques and cultures relic loss or take away from foreign countries, it is harmful for cultures continuation of the original countries. For example, Peru is a country with long history, its culture likes a kaleidoscope consisted of lots of different countries’ civilization, but the problem of losing cultures relics also besetting this country. An article from Museum International, the author of this article is a member who works in International Council on Monuments. She pointed out that “Peruvians are becoming increasingly aware of how much of their heritage has been lost, exhibited in museums and private collections throughout the world or sold at galleries and auction houses and on internet sites, while ordinary Peruvians are denied access to their own history.” (Guerrero 145-149). It shows that losing culture …show more content…
Black market is one of the most harmful reasons to for historical relics. Returning cultural heritages to original countries and prohibit illegal cultural relics imports can decrease harm for antiques. It is an effective method to protect historical relics. According to Guerrero, “The greatest harm to the history of Peru has been and continues to be made by ongoing unauthorized archaeological excavations and thefts from museums and religious sites” (145-149), she also points out, “Many archaeological sites appear desolate, dotted by clandestine digs (made by huaqueros, or ‘looters’) and strewn with objects ignored by looters –shards, bone and cloth fragments that once served to wrap funerary bundles. Empty frames hang on church walls, while altars have been despoiled of whatever objects may have had any commercial value. The damage caused by these criminals is so vast as to be immeasurable” (145-149). It shows that thieves who steal antiques sell antiques for money, they use unprofessional means to excavate historical remains and save antiques improper. It demolishes historical relics badly. Thus, cooperating by legal institutions between countries is necessary and impactful. For example, according to a scholarly article from Michaels, Christopher W points out that “Over the past decade,
Also, selling antiques rob from other countries is unprincipled. Because antiques and works of art record history or societal evolution for owner countries. When the cultures relics in foreign countries, they don’t have the same significance as in their owner countries. Even China, Korea and Japan are Asian countries, but the antiques respectively from them still have obvious difference. Just because of this difference, cultures of the world are affluent and beautiful. But when antiques and cultures relic loss or take away from foreign countries, it is harmful for cultures continuation of the original countries. For example, Peru is a country with long history, its culture likes a kaleidoscope consisted of lots of different countries’ civilization, but the problem of losing cultures relics also besetting this country. An article from Museum International, the author of this article is a member who works in International Council on Monuments. She pointed out that “Peruvians are becoming increasingly aware of how much of their heritage has been lost, exhibited in museums and private collections throughout the world or sold at galleries and auction houses and on internet sites, while ordinary Peruvians are denied access to their own history.” (Guerrero 145-149). It shows that losing culture …show more content…
Black market is one of the most harmful reasons to for historical relics. Returning cultural heritages to original countries and prohibit illegal cultural relics imports can decrease harm for antiques. It is an effective method to protect historical relics. According to Guerrero, “The greatest harm to the history of Peru has been and continues to be made by ongoing unauthorized archaeological excavations and thefts from museums and religious sites” (145-149), she also points out, “Many archaeological sites appear desolate, dotted by clandestine digs (made by huaqueros, or ‘looters’) and strewn with objects ignored by looters –shards, bone and cloth fragments that once served to wrap funerary bundles. Empty frames hang on church walls, while altars have been despoiled of whatever objects may have had any commercial value. The damage caused by these criminals is so vast as to be immeasurable” (145-149). It shows that thieves who steal antiques sell antiques for money, they use unprofessional means to excavate historical remains and save antiques improper. It demolishes historical relics badly. Thus, cooperating by legal institutions between countries is necessary and impactful. For example, according to a scholarly article from Michaels, Christopher W points out that “Over the past decade,