Small Finds, Big Values: Cylinder Seals and Coins from Iraq and Syria on the Online Market. Topçuoǧlu, O. & Vorderstrasse, T. International Journal of Cultural Property, 26(3):239–263, August, 2019. ![Small Finds, Big Values: Cylinder Seals and Coins from Iraq and Syria on the Online Market [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex Discussions about looted antiquities often focus on large, culturally and monetarily valuable items. Nevertheless, it is clear that mundane small finds, which sell for relatively small amounts, account for a large portion of the global market in antiquities. This article highlights two types of small artifacts—namely, cylinder seals and coins, presumed to come from Syria and Iraq and offered for sale by online vendors. We argue that the number of cylinder seals and coins sold on the Internet has increased steadily since 2011, reaching a peak in 2016–17. This shows that the trade in Iraqi and Syrian antiquities has shifted from big-ticket items sold in traditional brick-and-mortar shops to small items readily available on the Internet for modest prices. The continuing growth of the online market in antiquities is having a devastating effect on the archaeological sites in Iraq and Syria as increasing demand fuels further looting in the region.
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title = {Small {Finds}, {Big} {Values}: {Cylinder} {Seals} and {Coins} from {Iraq} and {Syria} on the {Online} {Market}},
volume = {26},
issn = {0940-7391, 1465-7317},
shorttitle = {Small {Finds}, {Big} {Values}},
url = {https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-cultural-property/article/small-finds-big-values-cylinder-seals-and-coins-from-iraq-and-syria-on-the-online-market/223BB39A50F6D1F59241535F05960617},
doi = {10.1017/S0940739119000213},
abstract = {Discussions about looted antiquities often focus on large, culturally and monetarily valuable items. Nevertheless, it is clear that mundane small finds, which sell for relatively small amounts, account for a large portion of the global market in antiquities. This article highlights two types of small artifacts—namely, cylinder seals and coins, presumed to come from Syria and Iraq and offered for sale by online vendors. We argue that the number of cylinder seals and coins sold on the Internet has increased steadily since 2011, reaching a peak in 2016–17. This shows that the trade in Iraqi and Syrian antiquities has shifted from big-ticket items sold in traditional brick-and-mortar shops to small items readily available on the Internet for modest prices. The continuing growth of the online market in antiquities is having a devastating effect on the archaeological sites in Iraq and Syria as increasing demand fuels further looting in the region.},
language = {en},
number = {3},
urldate = {2020-04-03},
journal = {International Journal of Cultural Property},
author = {Topçuoǧlu, Oya and Vorderstrasse, Tasha},
month = aug,
year = {2019},
keywords = {Iraq, Mesopotamia, Syria, auction, coins, cylinder seals, online market, small finds},
pages = {239--263},
}
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