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ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York seized the cuneiform tablet bearing a portion of the epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian epic poem considered one the world’s oldest works of literature, from the Museum of the Bible in 2019 Photo: ICE-HSI
The previous owner of the tablet, who consigned the work to Christie’s for sale, has been named in new court documents filed on 1 February as Joseph David Hackmey, an Israeli businessman and art collector. Hackmey has held positions on the boards of several museums and universities, including the Israel Museum and the Tel Aviv Museum.
Hobby Lobby also now alleges that Christie’s fraudulently sold it a 10th/11th-century hand-written gospel manuscript that was looted from a Greek monastery during the Second World War. The manuscript had entered the collection of the Museum of the Bible (MOTB), in Washington DC, founded and backed by the Green family, which owns Hobby Lobby. The MOTB announced in October 2
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All eyes have been on Israel. The country has swept all before it when it comes to rolling out Covid vaccinations.
Orit Farkash-Hacohen, Israeli Tourism Minister, tells Escape that the entire adult population will have received the jab by the end of March , making the country a healthy as well as an attractive destination for Britons keen to be on the first plane out. If all goes well, tourism will be open for business in April which happens to be one of the best months to visit, before it gets too hot.
Flights may take a little longer than Spain or Greece (4-5 hours), but there is so much to see and do: the beaches and nightclubs of Tel Aviv, the historical and spiritual sights of Jerusalem, the salty waters of the Dead Sea (perfect for floating in), plus fantastic food just about everywhere you go. Here s our guide.
Tom Friedman s 10-foot tall sculpture looking up displayed at Rockefeller Center
The mold for Friedmans Looking Up was created with crushed aluminum foil pans.
NEW YORK, NY
.- Looking Up, a 10-foot tall stainless steel sculpture by American artist Tom Friedman, depicting a quasi-human figure gazing up to the heavens, is being displayed at the entrance of Rockefeller Centers Channel Gardens located on 5th Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, Manhattan, from January 20 March 19.
The mold for Friedmans Looking Up was created with crushed aluminum foil pans which, through a process of lost wax casting, retains the imprint of the original materials. The magnificent piece, full of awe and wonder, is a perfect example of Friedmans interest in the supernatural and experiential.