With regard the ongoing discussion (if you can call it that) with Ancient coins blogging dealer Dave Welsh, collector (former collector) David Knell has reminded me of his draft proposal (Ancient Heritage blog, Wednesday, 23 September 2009) for an 'International Antiquities Registry (IAR)'. Note this has been online now for four years and one day. It's publication was noted in the antiquities collecting forums at the time. How far has discussion of this topic advanced in such circles since then? Here is a concrete proposal which could act as a starting point, yet as far as I can see both collectors and dealers are simply ignoring it. Why would that be?
Lack of Discussion of David Knell's Concept for an 'International Antiquities Registry (IAR)'
With regard the ongoing discussion (if you can call it that) with Ancient coins blogging dealer Dave Welsh, collector (former collector) David Knell has reminded me of his draft proposal (Ancient Heritage blog, Wednesday, 23 September 2009) for an 'International Antiquities Registry (IAR)'. Note this has been online now for four years and one day. It's publication was noted in the antiquities collecting forums at the time. How far has discussion of this topic advanced in such circles since then? Here is a concrete proposal which could act as a starting point, yet as far as I can see both collectors and dealers are simply ignoring it. Why would that be?
