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It's not often the Guardian gives a film fives stars but it has for this one ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/24/cave-of-forgotten-dreams-review ). And, reading down through the comments - White Diamond wasn't that bad!

Note for Nigel:- those Romans were clever beggars. Photographing the lead pig yesterday I noticed it has MADE IN ENGLAND on the bottom, in a bold sans serif font. That is just amazing, and they must have prefigured how lettering would go. I should list the dolphin brooch and an iron plumb bob though, maybe tomorrow, probably Sunday. Nice brooch, though toga clip is probably better description ...

Ah well, we've all been there. I have a small pottery horse that reeked of ancient charm on the photo but was naff when it arrived. Ebay is a jungle and they're very half-hearted in the face of official requests to clean it up as they'd lose almost all their antiquities business. Someone in New Scientist has just said - "It is now a reasonable assumption that any Egyptian piece that is for sale is either fake or was looted."
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20928040.200-egyptologist-the-west-is-driving-looting.html