by Peter Watson
Bernheimer, Max
Bible Lands Museum (Jerusalem)
Bloomfield Collection
Boardman, Sir John
Bonaparte, Lucien
Bonham’s. See also Auction houses
Borowsky, Eli/Elia
Bortolot Daybreak Corporation
Boston Museum of Fine Arts. See Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)
Boursaud, Christian
fragments of the Euphronios-Onesimos kylix, origination of
as “front” for Medici
Hydra Gallery ownership, dispute over
information on provided by Hodges
interview of Tchacos, discussed in
laundering activities, participation in
Medici’s trial, discussed in
Bowles, Colin
Bozzi, Vincenzo
Brand, Michael
British Museum
Brodie, Neil
Brundage, Avery
Brunetti, Dino
Bruno, Mario
Brygos Painter
Bryn Mawr Painter
Bucchero ceramics
Bucci Painter
Bürki, Fritz
collectors, involvement in sale of objects to
the Euphronios krater, association with
fragments sold by
interrogations/memoirs of others, discussed in
investigation of
judge’s comments regarding in Medici trial
Medici “cordata,” participant in
museums, involvement in sale of objects to
Pellegrini’s discovery of
Bürki, Harry
Burrough, Bryan
Bury St. Edmunds Cross
Buttiglione, Rocco
Cahn, Herbert
Camera, Pasquale
Medici “cordata,” participant in
the organigram discovered while investigating
phone taps, noticed as a result of
photos in the glove compartment of
prosecutorial interrogations of others, mentioned in
silver treasure, information regarding
tombaroli activities, scale of recorded in the organigram
Cammarata, Vincenzo
Camorra
Campana, Marchese Gianpietro
Campbell’s Soup Museum (Camden, New Jersey)
Canavesi, Renzo
Capo zona (criminal head of a region)
Carabinieri Art Squad
the Bürkis, investigation of
catalog of stolen objects
commander of
Corridor 17 materials, removal of from Geneva to Italy
Evangelisti, records of
founding, organizational evolution, and actions by
headquarters of
Hecht’s apartment in Paris, raid on
Medici investigation: beginning of and the raid at Geneva Freeport
the Morgantina silver and
Operation Geryon (see Operation Geryon)
Phoenix Ancient Art and Inanna Art Services, raids at
source of the demand for antiquities, need to take on
See also Conforti, Roberto
Casasanta, Pietro
Caswell, John
Cenere, Armando
Chamay, Jacques
China
Chippindale, Christopher
Chippindale’s Law
evidence supporting
Medici as proof of the validity of
scholarly argument and research underlying statement of
Choregos Painter
Christie’s. See also Auction houses
Church of San Saba (Rome), sarcophagus stolen from
Cilli, Roberto
Cimicchi, Sandro
Citibank
Cleveland Museum of Art
Collectors
Alsdorf Collection
conclusions regarding
the Fleischman Collection (see also Fleischman, Barbara; Fleischman, Lawrence)
the Goulandris Collection
growing interest of from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries
the Holger Termer Collection
the Hunts(see also Hunt, Nelson Bunker; Hunt, William Herbert)
intellectual attack on
the Levy-White Collection (see Levy-White Collection)
Medici, objects acquired that are linked to
the Ortiz Collection(see also Ortiz, George)
the Rockefeller Collection
the Rycroft Collection
scholarship, undermining of
as sustainers of looting
the Tempelsman Collection (see also Tempelsman, Maurice)
unprovenanced antiquities, percentage of collections consisting of
wish fulfillment by
Colonna, Giovanni
Commando Carabinieri Ministero Pubblica Istruzione—Nucleo Tutela Patrimonio Artistica (TPA). See Carabinieri Art Squad
Concrete, invention of
Conforti, Roberto
antiquities looters, possibility of action against after receipt of Medici’s materials
Artemis statue, forgery of
background/experience of
Becchina, investigation of
Carabinieri Art Squad, command of
documentation found in Medici’s warehouse, interest in
following people in cars, experience with
Hecht, investigation of
letter regarding the Morgantina silver
Medici, investigation of
the Morgantina silver, efforts regarding
notices in Hecht’s apartment regarding illicit objects
Operation Geryon
organigram, discovery of
retirement of
Rizzo, collaboration with
stolen tripod acquired by the Getty, action regarding
success of
See also Carabinieri Art Squad
Constantini, Enzo
Cook, Brian
Coomaraswamy, A. K.
Cooney, John
Copenhagen Painter
Coppola, Luigi
Corpus Christie College, Oxford
Corridor 17. See Geneva Freeport
Cottier, Pierre
Cottier-Angeli, Fiorella
Credit Suisse
Cucci, Cleto
Cuno, James
Curtis, John
d’Agata, Wanda
D’Aniello, Benedetto
Darius Painter
del Sarto, Andrea
de Montebello, Philippe
Dennis, George
Denon, Vivant
Der Spiegel
de Walden, Ludovic
di Gennaro, Francesco
Dillon, C. Douglas
di Maio, Frank
Diotis, Ioannis
Di Simone, Orazio
Domercq, Jean
Donati, Pino
Doole, Jenny
Douris
Duke University Classical Collection
Early Cycladic Art in North American Collections exhibition (Richmond)
Editions Services
the Fleischman Collection and
Hydra Gallery, replacing of by
Jacques, prosecution interrogation of
laundering of antiquities, participation in
Medici trial, discussed in
stolen sarcophagus consigned by
True interrogation, discussed in
See also Hydra Gallery
Egypt
Eisenberg, Jerome
Elia, Ricardo
Elston, Maya
Epiktetos
Etruria
Etruscans, the
Eucharides Painter
Euphronios
the Hunt/Levy-White red-figure calyx krater by
kylix by
kylix recovered at Geneva Freeport by
as one of the Pioneers
provenance of work attributed to
sale , of orphans from vases of
work of acquired by the Getty and so
ld through Medici
Euphronios krater
Bürki’s admission of the restoration of
controversy surrounding the Met’s acquisition of
description of
finding of
Hecht’s version of the Met’s acquisition of
Hoving’s version of the Met’s acquisition of
impact of the Met’s acquisition of on the antiquities market
the Met’s behavior regarding the acquisition and return of
photographs of seized from Medici’s home
photographs of seized from Medici’s warehouse in Geneva
return of
the subject of the decoration on
von Bothmer’s reputation in Italy resulting from acquisition of
Euphronios-Onesimos kylix
Euthymides
Euxitheos
Evangelisti, Giuseppe
Evans, Arthur
Exekias
Fakes, scholarly problems posed by
Falcone, Giovanni
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Felch, Jason
Fenellosa, Ernest
Feoli Painter
Ferri, Paolo Giorgio
appointment as Medici prosecutor
Becchina, investigation of
the Bürkis, investigation of
collectors, concerns regarding objects acquired by
Corridor 17, actions regarding
the Euphronios-Onesimos kylix, value of
fragments, the puzzle of
future actions of
the Getty, documentation requested from
Getty lawyer’s complaint lodged against
Greek investigation, cooperation with
Hecht, investigation of
Heilmeyer, international rogatory served on
laundering of antiquities by Medici
letters rogatory, use of
market value of items mentioned in this book, estimate of
Medici, actions regarding
Medici documentation, interest in
Phoenix Ancient Art and Inanna Art Services, raids at
rivalry between two groups in the illicit trade, discovery of
Rizzo, collaboration with
Sotheby’s and the London investigation
success of
Symes, investigation of
Symes/Michaelides photographs, quality of
Tchacos, actions regarding
tombs excavated by the cordata, estimate of
True, actions regarding
von Bothmer, interest in interviewing
Fiorilli, Maurizio
Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge), Crossroads of Asia exhibit
Flecker, James Elroy
Fleischman, Barbara
as collector
illicit objects in the collection of
interview of
loan to True
public standing of
resignation as trustee of the Getty Museum
Shelby and White, comparison to
Wight on
Fleischman, Lawrence
checks to Phoenix Ancient Art from
as collector
Getty acquisition of the collection of
illicit objects in the collection of
loan to True
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, anger at
public standing of
Shelby and White, comparison to
Symes interview, discussed in
Tchacos interview, discussed in
Wight on
Fleischman Collection
Forensic archaeology
Foroni, Ermenegildo
Foster, Martin
Foundry Painter
Frammolino, Ralph
France
Frel, Jiri
association with Medici, paperwork indicating
as controversial figure
as curator of the Getty during the Tempelsman acquisition
on Euthymides
prosecutorial interrogations of others, mentioned in
reputation in Italy
“Frida.” See Tchacos-Nussberger, Frederique
Fry, Roger
Fujita, Tosca
Gage, Nicholas
Galerie Nefer
Galerie Weber (Cologne)
Gangi, Franco
Geneva Art and History Museum
Geneva Freeport
the Aboutaam’s warehouse, raid of
antiquities in the Fleischman Collection that appear in the photos seized in Corridor
antiquities in the Getty Museum that appear in the photos seized in Corridor
antiquities in the Levy-White Collection that appear in the photos seized in Corridor
Euphronios vase recovered at
examination of documents and photos from
the forensic archaeologist’s report on the contents of Corridor
objects laundered through Sotheby’s seized in Corridor 17, list of
raid at
rarities and especially important objects found in Corridor
removal of contents to Italy
second visit to
Gennaro, Francesco di,
Germany
Getty, John Paul
Getty Museum. See J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
Getty Trust
Ghiya, Vaman
Gilgan, Elizabeth
Gill, David
Gillies, Jane
Giuliano, Antonio
Giuliano, Salvatore
Gligoris, George
Gods Delight, The: The Human Figure in Classical Bronze exhibition (Cleveland)
Goodman, Daniel
Gorgon Painter
Gospel of Judas manuscript
Goulandris, Dolly
Goulandris Collection
Goutulakis, Nicholas. See Koutoulakis, Nikolas
Gravina Painter
Great Britain. See United Kingdom
Greece. See also Operation Eclipse and subsequent Greek investigations
Greek Art Squad. See Operation Eclipse and subsequent Greek investigations
Greek Ministry of Culture
Greek vases
black-figure technique
connoisseurs and collectors of (see also Collectors)
decoration of
found in Corridor (see also Geneva Freeport)
Morellian techniques of identifying
Nolane vases
passion for
red-figure technique
shapes and functions of
Greifenhagen, Adolf
Gribbon, Deborah
Guardia di Finanza
Guarini, Walter
Guglielmi, Giacinto
Guglielmi, Giulio
Guglielmi Collection
Guy, Robert
Becchina, relations with
fellowship at Oxford, odd circumstances surrounding
fragments, skill at identifying
fragments obtained by in the Harvard collection
Hecht memoir, discussed in
kantharos acquired by the Getty, involvement with
Medici, association with
objects in the Fleischman Collection, opinions regarding
Symes, transactions with
Tchacos interview, discussed in
True interrogation, discussed in
Haber, Robert
Hague Convention of
Hall, Sir Peter
Hamill Gallery (Boston)
Hamilton, Sir William
Hankes-Dielsma, Claude
Hartwig, Ron
Harvard Museum (Cambridge)
Harvard University
Hawkins, Ashton
Haynes, Dennis
Hearst, William Randolph
Hecht, Andrea
Hecht, Elisabeth
Hecht, Robert E., Jr.
background of
Carabinieri, brief meeting with
collectors, involvement in sale of objects to
the Euphronios krater and
failed prosecutions of tombaroli, reason for
fragment, offer to sell
future of
interrogation of
interrogations of others, discussed in
investigation of
judge’s comments regarding in Medici trial
leaked documents from the Getty, appearance in
looted objects, refusal to accept that he deals in
McNall, partnership formed with
Medici, association with
Medici trial, discussed in
the memoir of
the Morgantina silver and
museums, involvement in acquisition of objects by
museums outside the U.S., involvement in acquisition of objects by
name of in the organigram
phiale sold to the Met, appearance of matching object to
prosecutorial interrogations of others, mentioned in
raid on the Paris apartment of
Roman funerary relief, possible involvement with
skyphos in Berlin, fragments of donated by
tombaroli, continued meetings with
two separate groups in the illicit trade, contacts with
upcoming trial of
Heeramaneck Collection
Heilmeyer, Wolf Dietrich
“Hellas et Roma” Association
Hemelrijk, Jaap M.
Herchenröder, Christian
Hermitage, the (St. Petersburg)
Herodotus
Hesiod
Hodges, James
Holger Termer Collection
Holloway, Ross
Holocaust survivors, bank accounts paid out to
Holzer, Harold
Honolulu Academy of Arts
Hope, Thomas
Horiuchi, Noriyoshi
Houghton, Arthur
Hoving, Thomas
antiquities, questionable acquisition of
the Euphronios krater, the Met’s acquisition of
Frel as employee of
Hecht’s memoir, discussed in
kylix by Euphronios, reference to
the Lydian Hoard
memoirs of
Muscarella and
Hunt, Hassie
Hunt, Nelson Bunker
Hunt, William Herbert3
Hydra Gallery
dispute over ownership of
Editions Services, parallel with
Euthymides amphora sold to the Getty
fragments of the Euphronios-Onesimos kylix acquired from
Medici trial, discussed in
True interrogation, discussed in
See also Editions Services
Hyman, Steven
Illicit Antiquities Research Centre (Cambridge University)
Inanna Art Services
India
Inland Revenue (United Kingdom)
International Council of Museums
International Foundation for Art Research
Iranian Western Cave Treasure
Iraq
Isolabella, Lodovico
Israel Museum in Jerusalem
Italy
archaeological/cultural property, attempts to control movement of (see also Carabinieri Art Squad)
