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Egyptian statue auction

Stop flogging statues, and give museums a slice of the art market pie

December 25, 2019July 15, 2014 by Editorial Team

An Egyptian statue from Northampton museum has been sold for £16m. There has to be a better solution to the funding crisis

Categories Art, Business Tags art market, artefact, Article, Christie's, Comment, Comment is free, Culture, David Shariatmadari, Egyptian statue, Egyptian statue auction, Egyptian statue Christie's, Egyptian statue price, Egyptian statue sold, First thoughts, flogging statues, Marquis of Northampton, Museums, Northampton borough council, Northampton museum, sale of the statue of Sekhemka, Sekhemka, small museums, statue of Sekhemka, statues, UK art market, UK news, VAT art market, VAT for ART

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