Adopted by the Board of Trustees, November 13, 1987 It is the policy of the J. Paul Getty Museum to acquire Classical antiquities of great artistic merit that become available in the United States and abroad, provided that these acquisitions are made in accordance with the 1970 UNESCO Convention and with certain procedures enumerated here. 1. . All transactions shall be conducted only with vendors of substance and established reputation in order that such transactions shall be covered by enforceable warranties. 2. . Before acquiring an important object, the Museum will send photographs of it to the appropriate govemment agency ofthe possible countries of origin in order to determine if there are any specific objections or possible claims that may be made conceming the object, In addition, photographs will be sent to the Intemational Foundation for Art Research in New York to be checked against its current list of objects reported stolen or missing. 3, Upon the approval of an object for purchase, the vendor will be required to warrant for a period of 48 months following delivery ofthe object: a) that the object offered is authentic; b) that the vendor has good title to the object; c) that the object has been legally exported fonn its country of origin and has been or will be legally exported &om tl1e country in which it was found and has been or will be legally exported from and into all other relevant countries, including the United States; and d) that all other customs and patrimony laws, regulations and requirements of all other relevant countries have been met. 4. The acquisition of an important object will be announced to the press, and the appropriate govemment agencies of the possible countries of origin will be notified. 'I`he object will be placed on exhibition as soon as it can be safely installed; an illustrated entry for the object will be included in the next Acquisitions Supplement to the and the curator of Antiquities or a specialist in the field will prepare a scholarly publication ofthe object to appear within a year of acquisition or as soon thereaher as possible. 5. Claims. In the case of acquisitions made alter a doption of this Policy: a) If the Museum becomes aware, more than 48 months alter acquisition and delivery of an object, ofa patrimony claim by a foreign govemment which claim would be valid but for the bar of the statute of limitations or the three year exemption period in Section 312 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention, the Museum normally will offer to retum the object to the aggrieved country upon payment of just compensation. b) If the Museum becomes aware of a patrimony claim by a foreign govemment before the expiration of the 48 month period, at the Museum's option, the vendor will be required by warranty to defend the claim at the vendor's expense. Should the vendor be unable or unwilling to do so, the Museum will consider the validity ofthe claim and will determine accordingly whether to contest the claim or surrender the object. Page 2 c) If the vendor defends such a claim which ultimately is adjudged valid, the vendor will be required by the sales agreement to be responsible for all damages, costs and expenses imposed by judgment upon the Museum; if the object is ordered to be retumed to the aggrieved country by the judgment, the vendor in addition shall refund to the Museum the purchase price thereof, interest thereon and all expenses bome by the Museum in connection with the transaction.