Show ITALIAN antiquities an underground tra trade de in them in spits spite ot of legal interdictions Inter dictions some days ago a well known dealer M in antiquities offered for eala to the louvre museum in paris a splenda col lection of ancient vases from italy or greek or italian workmanship says the london news the museum v was as unable to pay the price asked and declined the bargain the italian minister of education having learned of this has tak taken en proceedings under th the e law against sig di prisco the owner of these antiquities the latter is p a large land owner at bosco ecale lie secretly made excavations on his e state estate and found 28 8 silver vases of remote antiquity ty notwithstanding 0 ith standing the italian law prohibiting hi bi owners of antiquities from sending them out of the country without leave or rather on account of this law which prevents old oid works of art from commanding anything ile th thi j natural price in the r cou n try sig di prisco smuggled d his find out of italy and it to a paris dealer for X continuing mear meanwhile while hl hir sear search ch he be found other silver va vases which duly joined their fellows in paris and the whole lot was 0 mitered to ahr th louvre the minister of education throws interesting eglit en the facilities which und e aped ofte ais arc supposed to afford illicit cx exporters biers cl cf antiquities ile he issues aes ues a that should any officials be found tc if have connived at this latest evas evasion on 0 the law they will be crimi criminally prosecuted |