UK Imposes Export Ban on £3 Million Scottish Busts to Preserve Heritage

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The UK government has temporarily banned the export of an 18th-century marble bust of Sir John Gordon to prevent it from being sold overseas, aiming to keep the culturally significant artwork in the UK for public display and heritage preservation.
- Export ban placed on £3m sculpture of Sir John Gordon BBC
- Export ban on £3.1m Invergordon marble bust bought for a fiver Ross-shire Journal
- Export ban placed on bust of Scottish politician owned by Highland Council to 'preserve' it for nation The Scotsman
- UK Government bars export of £3 million bust of Scottish aristocrat Yahoo News UK
- Export bar placed on historic 18th century bust of Scottish MP valued at £3.1m TheNational.scot
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