January 22, 2010
An intranational restitution claim from Anglesey
Along with international restitution claims, there are also many intra-national ones such as the Lindisfarne Gospels, where a local region wants artefacts returned that are typically in the country’s national museum many miles away.
From:
Western Mail (Wales)
Elgin Marbles tug-of-war repeated in Anglesey
Jan 18 2010 by Rhodri Clark, Western MailIT’S like the Elgin Marbles Part II – a geographical dispute about a priceless hoard of prehistoric treasure.
But this time international diplomacy is not involved – because the argument is between North and South Wales.
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