10-31-2002, 06:44 PM
Antoninus,<br>
It is common for archaeologist and museum curators to have biases against private collectors for reasons ranging from jeolousies to the notion that only "they" have the right to possess these objects. In truth, Axel Gutmann set times every year for his collection to be seen, and loaned his objects to museum exhibitions. Don't forget too, that the most important pieces have all been published in his series of catalogues. Many museum curators and archaeologists have been far less diligent, and untold numbers of important artifacts lie locked away in museum magazines, forgotten and unknown. Dan. <p></p><i></i>
It is common for archaeologist and museum curators to have biases against private collectors for reasons ranging from jeolousies to the notion that only "they" have the right to possess these objects. In truth, Axel Gutmann set times every year for his collection to be seen, and loaned his objects to museum exhibitions. Don't forget too, that the most important pieces have all been published in his series of catalogues. Many museum curators and archaeologists have been far less diligent, and untold numbers of important artifacts lie locked away in museum magazines, forgotten and unknown. Dan. <p></p><i></i>
