Jerome M. Eisenberg
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Jerome M. Eisenberg (July 6, 1930 – July 6, 2022)[1] was an American dealer in illegally looted antiquities.[1][2] He had a son.[1] Eisenberg died in July 2022 of pneumonia in a hospital in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 92.[1]
Antiquities handled by Eisenberg ended up in major museum collections like the Getty,[3] the Metropolitan Museum of Art[4][5][6] and the Art Institute of Chicago.[7]
He also published scholarship in art history such as "Indian and South-East Asian art from the Alsdorf collection" (Minerva, 8, no. 5, Sept./Oct. 1997: 15–18), and also provided appraisals.[8]
He was also a key person in illegally marketing and selling of looted valuable historical artifacts through his gallery in Manhattan, exported from Turkey, including the Bubon bronzes, which were eventually returned to Turkey in 2025.[9]
Books
[edit]- A Collector's Guide to Seashells of the World (McGraw-Hill, 1981)[1]
- Art of the Ancient World: A Guide for the Collector and Investor (1985)
See also
[edit]- Oscar White Muscarella, another expert in fraudulent antiquities
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Roberts, Sam (14 July 2022). "Jerome M. Eisenberg, Expert on Antiquities Both Real and Fake, Dies at 92". The New York Times.
- ^ "Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022)". July 21, 2022.
- ^ "Jerome M. Eisenberg (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)". The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "Dagger | Iran | Iron Age II". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "Figurine of a Female (?) Seated Personage with Elaborate Headdress". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "Bracelet | Iran | Iron Age". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Revire, Nicolas (2024-11-05). "A Sacred Pilaster Returns Home".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Bennett, Michael J.; Paul, Aaron J.; Iozzo, Mario; White, Bruce; Art, Cleveland Museum of (2002). Magna Graecia: Greek Art from South Italy and Sicily. Hudson Hills. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-940717-71-8.
- ^ Boucher, Brian (14 February 2025). "The Cleveland Museum of Art Will Send a $20 Million Statue Back to Turkey". Artnet News. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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