East End Libraries Present: Raymond Dowd on the Temple of Ishtar, via Zoom

One of the more critical issues in archaeology concerns the subject of looting. How should this term be defined and how should an artifact or assortment of stolen cultural treasures be handled? Raymond Dowd, who argued the case before the New York Court of Appeals will discuss the historical importance of the Flamenbaum gold tablet, its beauty and provenance, as well as the significance of court rulings in determining ownership of this highly contested masterpiece from the past, itself a victim to warfare.