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Phoenix Ancient Art and the Aboutaams in Hot Water Again

Spring 2009, Vol. I, Issue No. V Art & Cultural Heritage Law Newsletter of the Art & Cultural Heritage Law Committee of the ABA Section of International Law

35 Pages Posted: 19 Feb 2020

See all articles by Leila Amineddoleh

Leila Amineddoleh

Fordham University School of Law

Date Written: 2009

Abstract

An examination of an arrest for smuggling antiquities out of Egypt.

Phoenix Ancient Art was founded in Beirut, Lebanon in the 1960s by Sleiman Aboutaam, and is now located in New York City and Geneva, Switzerland. After Sleiman’s death in 1998, the business was taken over by his sons, Ali and Hicham. The gallery does more business in antiquities than Sotheby’s and Christie’s combined, and the business continues to grow. However, the Aboutaams have been implicated in numerous cases involving provenance and looting disputes.

Keywords: Egypt, cultural heritage, antiquities theft, Law 117, Aboutaams, Phoenix Ancient Art, art law, art theft, looting, antiquities

Suggested Citation

Amineddoleh, Leila, Phoenix Ancient Art and the Aboutaams in Hot Water Again (2009). Spring 2009, Vol. I, Issue No. V Art & Cultural Heritage Law Newsletter of the Art & Cultural Heritage Law Committee of the ABA Section of International Law, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2370731

Leila Amineddoleh (Contact Author)

Fordham University School of Law ( email )

140 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023
United States

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