| LC control no. | n 2019043696 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Uniform title heading | Lydian Treasure |
| Variant(s) | Lydian Hoard Karun Treasure |
| Found in | Özgen, I. The Lydian Treasure, 1996: p. 12 ("In October 1993 the Lydian Hoard was returned to Turkey, almost 30 years after the objects had been secretly and illegally removed from a number of tombs and smuggled out of the country") p. 13 ("... the objects were returned to Turkey and put on display in Ankara's Museum of Anatolian Civilizations (Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi)") Joukowsky, M. Early Turkey, 1996: p. 37 ("In 1970, The Metropolitan Museum of Art paid 1.7 million for the New York Treasure, also known as the Lydian Hoard, consisting of 363 metal and jewelry objects and sculpture ...") Smithsonian Magazine website, viewed July 25, 2019: Chasing the Lydian Hoard, article from Nov. 14, 2008 (Lydian treasures; hundreds of gold pieces, including coins, jewelry, and household goods, found near Usak, Turkey, from the kingdom of Lydia in the 6th century B.C., looted by locals and sold through antiquities dealers to the Metropolitan Museum of Art; called the Karun Treasures in Turkey, based on the Arabic name of Croesus; Turkey sued for its return in 1987, a lawsuit which they won in 1993; hoard now displayed in museum in Usak; most prominent piece of a hippocampus golden brooch was forged and stolen by the museum director after its return; forgery on display) |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 98003334 |
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