Do any of you anons collect ancient art?
If so, share what you have.
I'll start with this Neo-Assyrian palace relief fragment, originally collected in the 19th century by some theological seminary.
The discovery of Mesopotamian civilizations was considered proof for the historicity of the bible.

>>17860059 (OP)
you made me angry anon

>>17860080
I consider my home to be a museum of sorts. All are welcome to come and marvel.

>>17860059 (OP)
No. I work with ancient artifacts and the times and I hate it whenever I have to go to someones house and examine the artifact there, especially if they are of greater interest. So much shit gets lost in private collections.

>>17860090
What's your job, fren?

>So much shit gets lost in private collections.
When it's stuff that has no paperwork, I agree with you. It should all be confiscated and returned. But back in the 19th and early 20th century there was a legitimate trade in artifacts, and these should be allowed to circulate imo, as long as their existence is known to scholars.
Museum storages are full of stuff that nobody ever gets to see either.

found this roman lead shell in a field near my house (Firenze area), I cannot quite date it because these were common during roman times and also during the middle ages among pilgrims.

also found this post-medieval ring (probably baroque age) with the IHS Christogram on it.

>>17860099
You can actually date lead by licking it, this is a little known secret of the trade.

>>17860109
unironically I have my house full of this roman lead pieces I should go check myself for lead poisoning

>>17860098
Academic work, I am not museum curator, but I often deal with artifacts because they are relevant for my area in Antique and Medieval Middle Eastern studies. Many of them never have pictures and never saw assessment or proper documentation so when they're eventually "rediscovered" in a private collection it can help shed light on historical phenomena. Whether those are seals, stuccos, reliefs, sherds, and so on. Manuscripts as well.
The majority of these tend to end up in either America or Israel, sometimes Russia.

>Museum storages are full of stuff that nobody ever gets to see either.
True, but moreso often than not the museum magasines lend to other museums to avoid the issue of "dusting" the artifacts up, though of course many of these are smaller fragments that are often not in the interest of the large public majority who are primarily interested in larger finds. Anyway, it's a problem in both ends.

>>17860113
That sounds like a cool job.
I assess all of my own stuff and make sure it's well documented. All of the docs are kept in a digital vault so if I should suddenly die the information isn't lost.
I'm considering donating everything to either a local museum, or the countries of origin after my death.

>Anyway, it's a problem in both ends.
In my opinion the biggest problem is that the trade continued business as usual for decades even after the 1970 convention and its implementation in national legislation.
This way, a lot of historical information on provenance got lost forever, and on top of that many looted artifacts mingled with legitimate (but now undocumented ones).
Caveat emptor, but I do truly believe that it is possible to collect ethically and responsibly.

>>17860113
>Many of them never have pictures and never saw assessment or proper documentation so when they're eventually "rediscovered"
Like the 15th century, 614 page manuscript detailing the trial and execution of the Jews of Trent accused of murdering a boy in a ritual murder, which Jews privately own and keep from the public because they are afraid that people will come to "antisemitic" conclusions by reading it? Why is this even allowed?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prozess_gegen_die_Juden_von_Trient

>>17860059 (OP)
I have some fragments and animal specimens looted by early 20th century tourists. Based!

>>17860059 (OP)
I have some ancient roman coins, probaly the oldest "man made" things I own