Janus with two faces, renowned expert on the one hand, trafficker on the other, Christophe Kunicki, in his early fifties, has served for decades with auctioneers, without arousing suspicion.
Not very talkative, the man with the piercing eyes has established himself as the best specialist in Mediterranean archaeology, under the guarantee of chambers of expertise as renowned as that of the French Syndicate of Professional Experts (SFEP).
Before the scandal caught up with him, no one had imagined that he was at the heart of the resounding traffic of looted antiquities in the Near and Middle East, in which the name of the former president of the Louvre, Jean-Luc Martinez, is quoted.
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How could Kunicki, a character respected for his professionalism, have been able to exercise for so long with complete impunity?
How was he able to sell, for tens of millions of euros, by receiving large commissions, a number of archaeological objects from clandestine excavations in countries at war or politically unstable...
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