Muth, Susanne
Sammeln um jeden Preis: Die Entstehung der archäologischen Sammlung an der Berliner Universität im Kontext des Antikenhandels im frühen 20. Jahrhundert
In the recent past, the question of the origin of historical collection holdings has gained relevance. This book is dedicated to the trade in antiquities at the beginning of the 20th century, using the archaeological collection of the Winckelmann Institute of the Humboldt University in Berlin as an example. The focus is on the questions: Which actors were involved? Where did they buy the antiquities? How were trade and export from the countries around the Mediterranean possible? At the same time, the art market of the time, the travel conditions, the careers of the archaeologists involved, and the antiquities laws are analyzed, so that a complex picture of the antiquities trade of this era emerges.
The volume with a contribution by Fabian Sliwka is published in the series Schriften des Winckelmann-Instituts der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
