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Culture Minister bid to keep tapestries in the UK

May 23, 2013 22:30

ByZoe Winograd, Zoe Winograd

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Culture minister ed Vaizey has extended an export ban on rare silk tapestries depicting Jerusalem’s first and second temples. The move comes after a British buyer expressed a serious interest in purchasing the hangings which are on sale for £120,000. The ban will run until August 20.