Illegal Trade
The export of antiquities is now heavily controlled by law in almost all countries and by the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, but a large trade in Illicit antiquities has resulted. The Euphronios krater is an apparent example that has come to light. Forgers have long been active in the field, as the Etruscan terracotta warriors, the Persian Princess, the "Bronze Statue of a Victorious Youth at the Getty", and the Getty kouros show. A more contemporary example is the illegal trade in Kigango statues which are carved wooden grave markers produced in modern Kenya and sold into international art markets.
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