Antiquities

First Major Exhibition of One of the Most Admired Artists of the Ancient Mediterranean World

The Berlin Painter was the name given by the great Oxford scholar Sir John Beazley (1885-1970) to an anonymous fifth-century B.C. Athenian vase-painter, whose hand Beazley recognized in over…

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ Arts of the American West Spring Auction Demonstrates Strength of Category

The May 6 and 7 Arts of the American West auction at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers drew hundreds of collectors and dealers to the auction firm’s Denver saleroom, with hundreds more participating…

Limestone Relief with Hieroglyphs of Pharoah Akhenaten Leads Bonhams Antiquities Sale

An Egyptian limestone talatat relief fragment, circa 1351-1334B.C., leads Bonhams Antiquities Sale, 6 July at Bonhams New Bond Street. Carved in sunken relief with royal cartouches naming Pharaoh…

Head of the Pack: Egyptian Head Achieves Top Lot at Bonhams Antiquities Sale

An Egyptian granite head of a priest was the top lot at Bonhams Antiquities Sale, selling on the phone for £137,000 against an estimate of £60,000-80,000. The sale made a…

The Met Celebrates Temple of Dendur Anniversary on April 15 with a Day of Activities

Join us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the award of The Temple of Dendur to The Met in a day filled with special offerings and activities. One of the Museum's most iconic and best-loved…

The J. Paul Getty Museum and Italian Officials Announce Agreement to Return First Century B.C. Sculpture to Italy

LOS ANGELES – The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today the voluntary return of a marble statuette representing the god Zeus which dates to about 100 B.C. The Museum acquired the sculpture in 1992…

Faces of Ancient Palmyra

"More than 3,000 funerary portraits from ancient Palmyra survive in museums around the world, bringing us face to face with people who lived in Syria almost two millennia ago."

Credit: The…

The Met 360° Project: The Temple of Dendur

"Immerse yourself in this 360° video capturing dawn to dusk in the Temple of Dendur. Built around 15 B.C. when the Roman Emperor Augustus ruled Egypt, the temple was a 1968 gift from Egypt to the…

A 2,500-Year-Old Egyptian Cat With Earrings

"‘This object is 2,500 years old, preserved miraculously by the Egyptian desert,’ explains specialist Laetitia Delaloye, discussing a ‘beautiful’ cast of a cat, adorned, unexpectedly, with a pair…

The Guennol Stargazer — Art From the 3rd Millennium BC

Standing 9 inches high, the Guennol Stargazer is one of the finest and largest preserved Anatolian marble female idols of Kiliya type.

"The Guennol Stargazer is from the Chalcolithic…

How to Collect... Greek Vases

"Are a few cracks acceptable? Did they really produce them in Italy? And which are the easiest to acquire? Specialist Laetitia Delaloye answers these questions and more."

Credit: Christie'…

An Attic Vase Depicting Athletes in Training

"Head of Ancient Art & Antiquities Laetitia Delaloye examines an early 6th-century BC vessel attributed to the Carpenter Painter."

Credit: Christie's 
 

Scrolls by Zhang Daqian Shatter Estimates Selling for $3 Million at Clars on June 18th

On June 18, 2017, Clars Auction Gallery hosted an important Asian art and antiques as part of their June 17th and 18th Fine Art, Decorative Art, Furniture, Jewelry/Timepieces and Asian…

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Announce a Major Exhibition of Artifacts from the Ancient City of Teotihuacan, Many Recently Excavated or Never Before Seen in the U.S.

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) are pleased to premiereTeotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire…

Diverse Collection of Ethnographic Art Presented June 23 by Heritage Auctions

DALLAS, Texas — A diverse collection of American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art will interest collectors during the June 23 …