It's fascinating that there's this creeping question of low-level, dead simple economic value-fraud, juxtaposed with comparative 4D chess around relevant questions of cultural heritage and international politics.<p>My guess would be that the fraud questions will fade due to the kind of immense pressure that these latter two systems can bring to bear. I would bet on the Saudi prince's side in this case, because of the political power and varying types of currency on the table, as opposed to just money.<p>Based on the article there's even a very clear argument to be made that his interests are directly aligned with most of those who work in the art world...