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AIA Supports Cypriot Import Restrictions
The AIA has sent a letter to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee at the U.S. Department of State in support of continuing import restrictions on Classical and Pre-Classical archaeological materials and on Byzantine ecclesiastical objects from Cyprus. "The looting of coins from archaeological sites is a significant problem throughout the world, and especially on the island of Cyprus," writes AIA President C. Brian Rose in a letter supporting the inclusion of coins in the Cypriot request.

Update: Letter from C. Brian Rose
February 2, 2007
"The looting of coins from archaeological sites is a significant problem throughout the world, and especially on the island of Cyprus," writes AIA President C. Brian Rose in a letter supporting the inclusion of coins in the Cypriot request for import restrictions now before CPAC. Click here for the full text of the letter.

Urgent Request: Archaeological Value of Coins Questioned
January 28, 2007
The Cultural Property Advisory Committee at the U.S. Department of State is asking for additional public comment on the inclusion of ancient coins in the Cypriot request for import restrictions.

Letter in support of Cyprus's request (PDF)
Patty Gerstenblith, president of the Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation
January 3, 2007

AIA Supports Cypriot Import Restrictions
December 19, 2006
The AIA has sent a letter to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee at the U.S. Department of State in support of continuing import restrictions on Classical and Pre-Classical archaeological materials and on Byzantine ecclesiastical objects from Cyprus. Read the full text of the letter here.

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