In continuation:
"Sold", "completed", "incomplete" are very specific things. Objects are
offered for sale, which does not imply anything more than a sort of
publication. Actual purchase is a reaction on the offer. Purchase may
happen without offer. Actual change of ownership is modeled in
Dear George,
I think this is a very good idea. There are thousands of archaeological
publications listing items etc. of certain types, often with reference
to museums keeping them, but library practice will only register overall
aboutness. Museum records cite such publications explicitly, but
