I laughed way too hard at this. But seriously most antiquities need to be returned to their places of origin. It's 2023 how is this still a conversation to be had?
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The problem is that you have governments like the Taliban in Afghanistan, pre-9/11, destroying ancient statues, trying to erase the history they don't agree with.
Instead of returning stolen antiquities, countries that are currently in possession of them should be required to send an equivalent value of their own country's treasure to be displayed in the victim country's museums.
Imagine having to go to Egypt to see the crown jewels of England.
I absolutely agree that there are some locations that are too volatile/corrupt to have items returned. I never would have thought to have equivalent items sent out of county for display, that would really drive the emotional point home.
I think the Roman’s tried that.
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Thanks for sharing, I've never seen this guy before! Sooo funny!
Fun fact: I once got a lifetime ban on r/artefactporn for saying the British museum should give all the stolen stuff back.
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