More on that Samaritan Decalogue for sale

EPIGRAPHIC AUCTION: Ten Commandments tablet, up for auction at Sotheby’s, to come with disclaimer. 1,500-year-old Samaritan version of text to be sold with notification that Israel only permitted it to be removed from country on condition it is put on public display (JTA and ToI).

We already knew about this condition for any sale. But, reportedly, the object has not been on display since the 2016 sale.

Although the Daily Mail named a current owner, this JTA/ToI article, like the others I have seen, says that the owner remains anonymous. This claim is advanced in the name of Steven Fine, so I take it quite seriously.

As I've said, the object belongs in a museum. The Sotheby's representative agrees and is trying to place it with one. I hope she succeeds.

Background here, with links to posts about the previous sale in 2016.

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