Made in Scotland or Ireland toward the end of the eighth century, the original purpose of Ranvaik's chest had been to house the bones of a Christian saint. (Photo: National Museum of Denmark)
Made in Scotland or Ireland toward the end of the eighth century, the original purpose of Ranvaik's chest had been to house the bones of a Christian saint. (Photo: National Museum of Denmark)
I have some things I’d like to return to their point of origin....
...anybody got a map to the Garden of Eden?
A church???
It must be transferred to the nearest mosque immediately!!
Political correctness once again. The people the item was stolen from are long gone. The artifact belongs to whoever it ended up with, in this case the Museum of Denmark. Let them display it with the usual historical commentary on where it probably came from. It amazes me (but doesn’t surprise me) that people are so silly these days.
It would be a fine gesture to return it if the entity from which it was stolen if such can be identified and still exists. 0therwise it is where it should be. It should not be “returned” to an entity that never owned it in the first place i.e. a nation or city. “Returning” Sumerian treasures to Iraq is not appropriate. Sumer and Iraq are separated by many other nations and cultures in time. Returning items to Egypt, maybe, though the Moslem conquest seems to have separated the original Egypt from the present nation with the name.
It’s Carrie Bradshaw’s purse!
We’re obviously not talking Super Bowl rings here....
Ireland wants its stuff back.
It’s not stolen, it’s liberated.
That is the long lost jewelry box my foremother left behind she they emigrated to Vinland. I’d like it returned, if you please.
Superb craftsmanship.
All valuable things are merely in transition from one owner to another.
‘Get Off This Estate
‘Get off this estate.’
‘What for?’
‘Because it’s mine.’
‘Where did you get it?’
‘From my father.’
‘Where did he get it?’
‘From his father.’
‘And where did he get it?’
‘He fought for it.’
‘Well, I’ll fight you for it’
- Carl Sandburg
Absolutely should be returned. To the culture that created it.
Shameful that Brits hold looted treasures of Greeks
...dittos for Germans...Americans etc.
