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Lynda Albertson

@sauterne.bsky.social

Forensic researcher and cybrarian using bibliometric analysis to develop accurate quantitative analysis on subjects of illicit trafficking, organised crime and looted/stolen art and antiquities at ARCA. Friends say I am 'fingerspitzengefühl' with data. :)

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Lynda Albertson@sauterne.bsky.social · 5d ago

Wow Google is completely broken right now, never seen it broken this bad before. You can't search for recent content. Try filtering "Past 24 hours" or even "Past week", it will give you pages from months and even years ago.

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Lynda Albertson@sauterne.bsky.social · 2w ago

Fejér County police arrested filmmaker Zoltán Dézsy and an associate while searching for the suspected remains of the Seuso treasures at the Kőszárhegy quarry. (In Hungarian) 24.hu/belfold/2026...

Előállították a Seuso-kincsek nyomában kutató fideszes propagandistát, Dézsy Zoltánt | 24.hu

Dézsy Zoltán szerint dokumentumfilmje "slusszpoénja" lehetett volna a hiányzó Seuso-kincsek megtalálása, a kutatást azonban félbeszakította a rendőrségi intézkedés.

24.hu

Lynda Albertson@sauterne.bsky.social · last mo.

While investigating a museum robbery at the Hiéron Museum in Burgundy, the authorities have uncovered a plot targeting an Algerian Hichem Aboud in a case, involving organized crime. Four suspects have been charged with "attempted terrorist murder." www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...

« Faut éteindre un “pélo”, tu manies la “guitare” et tu shootes » : dans les coulisses d’un projet d’assassinat visant un ex-membre du renseignement algérien en France

En enquêtant sur le braquage d’un musée en Bourgogne, la justice a découvert l’existence d’un complot visant un opposant algérien, Hichem Aboud. Dans ce dossier mêlant crime organisé français et soupç...

lemonde.fr

Lynda Albertson@sauterne.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hassan Fazili, Robin Symes, Jonathan Tokeley-Parry, and Ali Aboutaam. Men who believed every object deserved a better story, especially if it increased their sale price. All are survived by artefacts which nervously await re-examination of their pedigree.

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Lynda Albertson@sauterne.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hassan Fazili, Robin Symes, Jonathan Tokeley-Parry, and Ali Aboutaam. Men who believed every object deserved a better story, especially if it increased their sale price. All are survived by artefacts which nervously await re-examination of their pedigree.

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Lynda Albertson@sauterne.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Power of Disclosure: One Family Reckons with Its Wartime Past as Goudstikker's Portrait of a Young Girl by Dutch artist Toon Kelder is Relinquished. art-crime.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

The Power of Disclosure: One Family Reckons with Its Wartime Past as Goudstikker's Portrait of a Young Girl by Dutch artist Toon Kelder is Relinquished

"A blog about art crimes, illicit trafficking, forgery, art theft and cultural heritage protection."

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ARCA@arca-artcrime.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Inherited Silence: Another Nazi Looted Painting "Portrait of a Young Girl,” by Dutch artist Toon Kelder Found in Private Hands. art-crime.blogspot.com/2026/05/inhe...

Lynda Albertson@sauterne.bsky.social · 4mo ago

S. Vijay Kumar, co-founder of the India Pride Project, pointed out the following @timesofindianews.bsky.social article about a stolen grey stone stela of Padmapani last seen for sale at Galerie Zacke in Vienna. (1 of several) timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/...

Artefact seized at B’luru airport turns out to be stolen Nepalese antiquity | Bengaluru News - The Times of India

Bengaluru: The interception of a consignment declared as a ‘grey stone stele of Padmapani' by the Air Cargo Commissionerate at Bengaluru airport five .

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Lynda Albertson@sauterne.bsky.social · 4mo ago

After the incredible theft of works of art, the Magnani Rocca Foundation invites the public to defend the museum and its beauty. www.artribune.com/arti-visive/...

La lettera aperta della Fondazione Magnani Rocca: “Venite a difendere la bellezza”

La Fondazione parmense riflette su quanto accaduto nella notte tra il 22 e il 23 marzo scorsi, invitando tutti a far sentire la propria vicinanza, difendendo la bellezza. Le attività nella Villa di Ma...

artribune.com

Lynda Albertson@sauterne.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Canada has carried out its first-ever official return of cultural artifacts to Türkiye, following a ruling by the Federal Court of Canada that is being hailed as a milestone in international cultural heritage law. www.hurriyetdailynews.com/canada-retur...

Canada returns historic artifacts to Türkiye

A federal court ruling enables the first official repatriation of cultural assets from Canada to Türkiye, reinforcing international legal cooperation against illicit trafficking

hurriyetdailynews.com

Lynda Albertson@sauterne.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The look on provenance researchers faces when a dealer says their antiquity is legit and the proof is: note on hotel stationary, but is dated before hotel was built, a dead man's attestation letter, a redacted invoice that looks like it came from the Epstein files. What's your favourite?

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Lynda Albertson@sauterne.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This 3rd century CE alabaster statue base was found during an excavation conducted by an archaeological mission and stolen from the Temple of Awwam, known locally as al-Mahram Bilqîs. art-crime.blogspot.com/2026/03/neve...

Never underestimate the power of reading new books to determine the outcomes of antiquities trafficking mysteries

"A blog about art crimes, illicit trafficking, forgery, art theft and cultural heritage protection."

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