Schedule and Abstracts
10:00
Welcome and Coffee
SESSION 1: MUSEUM/RESEARCH COLLECTIONS
10:30
Counterfeits in the Collections: A Study of Coptic Forgeries
Mercedes Morris, UT‑Austin
11:00
Identity Crisis: Authenticity and Value in Replicas and Fakes
Jamie Hall & Dr. Astrid Runggaldier, UT‑Austin
11:30
Fakes and Forgeries: The Impact of Counterfeiting on Gandharan Heritage
Izzah Khan, UT‑Austin
12:00
Lunch
SESSION 2: CASE STUDIES IN PROVENANCE
1:00
False Provenance: The Stories the Antiquities Market Tells Itself VIRTUAL
Jason Felch & Liv Siefert, Achilles Research
1:30
Ne sutor ultra crepidam Seventy Years Later. The Boston “Throne” between National Identities in Post-Unitarian Italy VIRTUAL
Ilaria Trafficante, Scuola Superiore Meridionale
2:00
The Dolphin’s Tale: Investigating the San Antonio Garland Sarcophagus
Jessica Powers, San Antonio Museum of Art
2:30
Coffee Break
SESSION 3: ARCHITECTURE
3:00
Brick by Brick: The Ishtar Gate's Journey from Babylon to Berlin
Dorrah Alharbi, UT‑Austin
3:30
The Aestheticization of Ruins: Case Studies in Rewriting the Past
Gianna Ligotino, UT‑Austin
4:00
Break
KEYNOTE
4:30 – 6:00
The Case of the $2 Million “Garden Stone Decoration”: Recreation and Resistance in Cambodia
Erin Thompson, City University of New York
About
Antiquities Action is a group of students, faculty, and staff at the University of Texas at Austin working to raise awareness about the destruction, looting, and illicit trafficking of antiquities around the world. We aim to educate and inspire by carrying out audacious, highly visible actions designed to raise awareness on our campus, in our communities, and beyond.