Ancient Art & Antiques
His introduction to the wonders of the ancient world could hardly have been less auspicious. While in Cairo in the summer of 1815, awaiting an audience with Mohammed Ali Pasha, Turkish viceroy of Egypt, the Italian monk-turned-peddler-turned-hydrologist...[...
Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum has just opened a new chapter in the distant past, unveiling its new galleries dedicated to Ancient Egypt and Nubia. This £5 million ($7.7 million) refurbishment has allowed the re-housing of 40,000 artifacts collected...
The city of Ayutthaya, the former Siamese capital, was destroyed by Burmese invaders in the 18th century. Two centuries later, in 1991, its Ayutthaya Historical Park complex of over 400 temples dating as far back as 1350 was painstakingly...
It has been debated for centuries, but scholars think they are one step closer to discovering who wrote The Dead Sea Scrolls. The world's oldest known biblical documents may have been penned by a sect called the Essenes, according to scholars who studied...[...
Current construction of a new skyscraper is threatening the World Heritage status of the historic Spanish city, Seville. A UNESCO delegation went to investigate the building site and expressed concern that the new structure will detract from the city’s...[...
Bulgaria's National History Museum will put on display about 10,000 "extremely valuable" archaeological finds and artifacts. The finds in question were seized from a treasure hunting and antiques trafficking crime group back in 2004, and are now being...[...
Michael Jackson may have left the world two years ago, but his legacy continues in both his music and influence in the industry. Upon the recent conviction of person physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, Jackson is once again in the headlines…but for a different
Mere days after news breaks that the estate where Michael Jackson lived his last days (and all its glitzy contents) are for sale, The Today Show is there like clockwork, making statements such as: "The grounds...
We talked to three dealers from three local malls about their experiences. Abdalla, 60, has had a booth in the Montgomery Street Antique Mall since she moved to Fort Worth almost six years ago. She enjoys the hunt for new items...
Whether you like them or not, there is simply no way to ignore the Gods and Muses that we inherited from the ancient world. Splendid in their nakedness, aware of their beauty and power, they can befriend, seduce or even destroy us, mere human mortals, in...[...
