[meteorite-list] Warning About Libyan Desert Glass Artifacts

From: fcressy <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Jun 8 12:03:35 2004
Message-ID: <007801c44d74$65877de0$8560f604_at_g10fb>

Hello Keith,

I understand what you are saying about the Libyan Desert Glass artifacts
"imported" (stolen) from Egypt. I would guess though that prehistoric man
might have carried artifacts throughout the Sahara. So if LDG artifacts were
found and sold in Libya or Morocco and exported, they would be expected to
be legally obtained? Just wondering.
Curiously yours,
Frank

----- Original Message -----
It is obvious from the complexity of antiquities
laws that the above discussion is only a lay person's
interpretation that he has been told. Therefore,
it should not be used to make any judgments about
the legal standing of or for specific situations.
It is just a warning that people who own or trade
in Egyptian artifacts composed of Libyan Desert
Glass might want to talk with a lawyer about their
legal standing. People, who buy artifacts composed
of Libyan Desert Glass might insist on obtaining a
valid legal document certifying that the artifact
that they are buying was legally exported to cover
themselves in terms of legal liabilities.
.
Maybe the International Meteorite Collectors Association
might want to hire a lawyer to look into this matter and
publish a report on the legal status of Egyptian
artifacts composed of Libyan Desert Glass.
.
Received on Tue 08 Jun 2004 12:19:36 PM PDT