Experts say Hobby Lobby must have known it was illegally importing artifacts | Religion News Service

Hobby Lobby’s claim that it did not know it was buying ill-gotten artifacts is disingenuous, say those who work in the field and study the ancient Near East.

“Ridiculous,” said Jerome Eisenberg, who has specialized in ancient art for more than 60 years and founded New York’s Royal-Athena Galleries.

“Fatuous,” said Matthew Canepa, a professor of art and archaeology of the ancient Near East at the University of Minnesota.

“No dealer in his right mind would have been involved in this,” added Eisenberg....
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