2 edition of Chasing Aphrodite found in the catalog.
Chasing Aphrodite
Jason Felch
Published
2011
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in Boston
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino |
| Contributions | Frammolino, Ralph |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | CC135 .F46 2011 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL24539156M |
| ISBN 10 | 9780151015016 |
| LC Control Number | 2010025835 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 299713120 |
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Book Review: “Chasing Aphrodite” The antiquity at the center of the book is the cult statue of “Aphrodite”. The stunning statue was stolen from a Sicilian archaeological site in the late s and, after passing through many hands, ended up as a purchased item at the Getty in where it remained for 22 years.
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Through a retelling of these case studies, Felch and Frammolino expose how prevalent and pervasive this illicit trade had been throughout much of the. • In their new book, Chasing Aphrodite, journalists Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino tell the story of dozens of illicitly acquired antiquities at one of the world's wealthiest Author: Jason Felch.
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