Actor Nicolas cage has sent his skull to Mongolia

Purchased by the actor on the auction of the skull of Tyrannosaurus was stolen

Череп тиранозавра ($276 000) и кисть египетской мумии ($4500), проданные на американском аукционе в 2007 году

In 2007, thematic auction, I. M. Chait Gallery, where it was sold brush of an Egyptian mummy and other artifacts, an anonymous buyer purchased the skull of Tyrannosaurus for 276,000 dollars. The artifact is genuine, and public sale, it would seem that one of the best ways to protect yourself from surprises related to, for example, the criminal origin of the object.

However, as it turned out after a few years, the skull was stolen from Mongolia, from the Gobi desert, smuggled and taken to America. And the buyer, according to The New York Times, was actor Nicolas cage, nephew of Francis Ford Coppola. After a call from the Department of homeland security U.S. actor agreed to return the skull to his homeland.

cage Himself, by the way, an experienced collector; he, in particular, collects rare cars and comics. Moreover, the collector of this acumen that it is time to learn: in 2011 Nicolas cage sold a perfect condition copy of the journal which first appeared Superman, for 2 100 000 $ .

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

Source: nytimes.com, artinvestment.ru

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