CIP A 2003 XIX th International Symposium, 30 September - 04 October, 2003, Antalya, Turkey 
Figure 1: The stolen sculpture called Saliera 
The loss in such cases could be somewhat easier if the article 
stolen would have been thoroughly documented at an earlier 
date. The currently best method for such recording is close 
range laser scanning. 
Financing such projects could be solved in my opinion via 
sponsorship. Related information should be accessible at the 
corresponding museum. 
Technical keyword: ‘Close Range Laser Scanning’ 
Financial keyword: ‘Sponsorship for Valuable Pieces of 
Art’ 
4. THE 500 YEARS OLD BEHAIM GLOBE 
The oldest Earth Globe preserved has been created in 1492, 
immediately before the discovery of America by Christopher 
Columbus. This globe is at the German National Museum in 
Nuremberg, and it may not be accessed by the public for 
reasons of safety. On the occasion of the globe’s 500th anni 
versary, the museum directorate sought some suitable method 
of documenting it; another important aim of this documenta 
tion was also to provide this way an access to the globe for 
the general public, and in the first line for historians and 
geographers. 
Figure 2: The Digital Behaim Globe