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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4274048, member: 2844&quot;]Yes, that one is too. Exporting items from Chinese archaeological sites is prohibited.</p><p>Occasionally Chinese period bronzes appear on the international market that have been in old private collections elsewhere. Not that every &#039;old private collection&#039; claim is true, unfortunately it is also something Western sellers use to deceive.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it comes to Chinese ebay sellers, there are specific clues in the description which are clear to Chinese authorities, but not so much to others. For instance, that seller never claims it is from a certain period. He calls it old, which could mean made last year.</p><p>He goes on to say the following:</p><p>- &quot;I am very interested in our China&#039;s 5,000 years of ancient civilization.&quot; This only explains his personal interest, not what is in the listing.</p><p>- &quot;My collection includes variety of traditional crafts&nbsp; 56 ethnic groups in China.&quot; That explains the variety of cultures he sources his items from. It also talks about &#039;crafts&#039;, not antiques or antiquities. In this case crafts means recently made.</p><p><br /></p><p>This way the authorities know that he is not illegally exporting an archaeological bronze. On the other hand, unsuspecting novice buyers could fall for certain terms.</p><p><br /></p><p>And then there is this:</p><p>&quot;Weight:&nbsp; KG----included the weight of packing materials&quot;.</p><p>My assumption is he doesn&#039;t include the actual weight because it is bound to be considerably higher than that of a true period piece, and collectors know it.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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