Art Crime

French Authorities Detain Two Archaeologists, Including a Louvre Curator, as Part of an Ongoing International Art-Trafficking Dragnet

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"Two high-ranking archaeologists and curators are being held for questioning by French investigators as part of a probe into a global art-trafficking scandal that has implicated the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Met, and former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez.

Jean-François Charnier and Noëmi Daucé are suspected of ignoring warnings about the questionable provenance of at least two allegedly stolen Egyptian antiquities worth millions, and urging the Louvre Abu Dhabi to acquire them, according to the French daily Liberation."

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Time to call Arthur Brand, art detective

New Hints of Skulduggery in Hamas Killing

Two points.

First, we like the word skulduggery.

Second, "hints" is an understatement. Like "man playing ukelele" or "Hitler giving a talk." At least the last two are adequately descriptive. "Hints" of skulduggery? Please.

Wigs, fake beards, stolen passpoerts, 11-person team? I don't know the word for it, but "hints" seems a little off the mark.