Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2017
Abstract
The published history of a set of silver and gold objects acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum in 1975 contains an unusual reference to a gold coin, supposedly found with the set but not purchased by the museum. The coin, which is both rare and well dated, ostensibly offers a date and location for the ancient deposition of the silver service. Almost five years of research into the stories of the Getty objects and the coin has revealed important information about these particular items, but it also offers a cautionary example for scholars who might hope to reconstruct the find-spot of antiquities that are likely to have been looted.
Recommended Citation
Walsh, Justin St P. “A Silver Service and a Gold Coin.” International Journal of Cultural Property 24, no. 3 (2017): 253–94. doi:10.1017/S0940739117000169.
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
International Cultural Property Society
Included in
Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity Commons, Architecture Commons, Classical Archaeology and Art History Commons
Comments
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in International Journal of Cultural Property, volume 24, issue 3, in 2017 following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at DOI: 10.1017/S0940739117000169.