“His collection is superlative and to have it on permanent display in this country would be phenomenal.” “…others such as David Khalili are engaged in a life-long quest to build bridges between world communities through philanthropy… This is philanthropy on a grand scale… He regards himself as the custodian rather than owner of the ancient artefacts…”

Peter Stock of the British Library in an article by Ian Birrell and Robina Gibb Sunday Times