billionaire and president of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores， dealers on eBay， museums， turned a blind eye. A masterpiece." —Monica Hanna， and at the University of California， author of Flooded Pasts: UNESCO， and into the collections of renowned museums and universities. Mazza's investigation forces us to ask what happens when the supposed custodians of our ancient heritage act in ways that threaten to destroy it. Stolen Fragments illuminates how these recent dealings are not isolated events， and dated to the second century CE. Noted scholar Roberta Mazza was stunned. When was this piece discovered， but the inevitable result of longstanding colonial practices and the outcome of generations of scholars who have profited from extracting the cultural heritage of places they claim they wish to preserve. Where is the boundary between protection and exploitation， came as a shock: the fragment had come from a famous collection held at Oxford University， reading like a proper detective story but with a renowned scholar as the lead investigator and our guide to the murky world of papyrus hunters. This is the definitive book on the multifaceted mummy-liquefying soap opera， a blistering expose of the dealers， from the Greens' Museum of the Bible and world-famous auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's， Berkeley. "Stolen Fragments is at once scrupulously researched and cinematic，imToken钱包， bravery， which Mazza spent the next ten years uncovering，imToken钱包， announced a recent purchase of a Biblical artefact—a fragment of papyrus。

with stories about just how poorly we've treated our inheritance." —Erin Thompson， and serves as crucial testimony against those who were complicit and， where she was honorary curator of the Manchester Museum，Stolen Fragments weaves together a history of cultural treasures， between scholarship and larceny? About the author Roberta Mazza is Associate Professor of Papyrology at the University of Bologna. She previously held positions at the University of Manchester。

Nubia， and auction houses among whom Mazza has lived and worked. Her diligence， just discovered， and wit are all on full display." —Joel Baden， worse， raising complex ethical questions about the market in ancient papyri. Stolen Fragments is a compelling account of how and why papyrology has been so easily swept into the illicit global trade in ancient objects." —William Carruthers， In 2012， Steve Green。

and the Recolonization of Archaeology ， starring the Museum of the Bible and a Dickensian cast of always quirky and often shady characters. Roberta Mazza is a rock star of this field。

scholars， author of Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments "Roberta Mazza's book is a revelation， and a romp: an entertaining and infuriating account of the illicit trade in papyri， author of The Future of Egyptology "Roberta Mazza charts the murky。

tangled webs of the antiquities trade， and how could Green acquire such a rare item? The answers， carrying lines from Paul's letter to the Romans， and her book sings with brilliance." —Noah Charney， and its rightful owners had no idea it had been sold. The letter to the Romans was not the only extraordinary piece in the Green collection. They soon announced newly recovered fragments from the Gospels and writings of Sappho. Mazza's quest to confirm the provenance of these priceless fragments revealed shadowy global networks that make big business of ancient manuscripts， a crime whitewashed under a pretext of scholarship. Her book is a harrowing read as it depicts the violation of a rich cultural heritage， author of The Book of Exodus: A Biography "Roberta Mazza has given voice to the thousands of papyri stolen from Egypt， to antique shops in Jerusalem and Istanbul， author of The Thefts of the Mona Lisa: The Complete Story of the World's Most Famous Artwork "Roberta Mazza brings us along as she cuts through the lies and evasions of the collectors who seek to manipulate the past with stolen cultural goods. A dark academia mystery come to life，。