Ancient Art & Antiques
Scholars hope that recent discoveries at Khirbet Qeiyafa, an archeological site southwest of Jerusalem, will shed new light on the ancient history of present-day Israel, and even corroborate the story of David and Goliath recounted in the Bible. Though...
Melbourne, Australia based auction house Mossgreen Auctions will hold a major sale of important international art and antiques at their South Yarra saleroom on Monday the 23rd of April at 6:30pm local time.For online bidding see:http://www.the-saleroom.com/en...
How did a Brooklyn man smuggle enough Egyptian artifacts into the U.S. to open a small museum? Mostly by lying on customs forms. On Wednesday the New York antiques dealer Mousa Khouli (aka Morris Khouli), 38, pleaded guilty to smuggling Egyptian artifacts...
Australian auction house Mossgreen’s sale of Australian and international art and antiques was a great success for the company which will donate a percentage of funds from the auction to the National Trust Tasmania to assist with the upkeep of the many...
The St Cuthbert Gospel, a 7th century manuscript copy of the Gospel of St John, has joined the British Library collection following the most successful fundraising campaign in the library's 39-year history.This rare document is the oldest European book to...
On Sunday 15 April, Australian auction house Mossgreen will hold an auction of Australian and International art and antiques with an emphasis on colonial works of art at one of Tasmania's finest National Trust properties, Clarendon House, close to the...
The Bronze Age settlement of Akrotiri, home to some of the world's most prized artifacts of Minoan civilization and culture, has been reopened to the public following a tragic accident seven years ago in which a British tourist was killed and several others...
In his day, Paul Revere wasn’t merely known for his ability to ride a horse and act as a human early warning system for the rebellious colonies. He was also a master craftsman, a prominent Boston silversmith whose skills with engraving made him famous....
In the past, crusading documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici has gained international attention — and more than a little ire — for archeological projects that resemble a Dan Brown novel come to life. Working alongside Dr. James D. Tabor, a...
The casualties of Bashar al-Assad's bloody crackdown in restive Syria number in the thousands. Now, the embattled Syrian opposition forces in the Movement for National Change are calling attention to the cultural toll of the brutal onslaught. The...
