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26 avril 2010

Glory that was Greece Seen in Golden Wreath and Greek Vases at Bonhams

A Hellenistic gold oak wreath, Circa 4th-3rd Century B.C. Estimate: £100,000 - 120,000. photo Bonhams A delicate wreath made of fine gold oak leaves with acorns, of the type worn by Alexander the Great's father, Philip II of Macedon, is one of the highlights...

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Tags: gold, Hellenistic, hydria, red-figure, Douris, Meidias Painter, Negro Alabastra, Providence Painter, kylix, lekythos, oak wreath

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22 avril 2010

A Collector's Menagerie: Animal Sculpture from the Ancient World

Bactrian stone head of a goat, 3rd millennium BC. Height: 10 cm Ever since he first drew on the walls of his cave, man has had the desire to depict the creatures around him. The Sladmore Gallery, 57 Jermyn Street, St James’s, London, is renowned for exhibiting...

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Tags: Ibis, Roman, frog, apulian, Egyptian, cat, Goat, Bactrian, Byzantine, Apis Bull, Ordos, baboon, dove, falcon, fly, vulture

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26 mars 2010

La Grande-Bretagne acquiert le Trésor de Staffordshire

Pyramid mounts and an inscribed strip from the Anglo-Saxon gold Staffordshire hoard which has now received a £1.3m Heritage grant to meet the £3.3m total required for it to remain in Midlands museums. Photograph: Staffordshire hoard website/PA LONDRES...

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Tags: Anglo-Saxon, National Heritage Memorial Fund, Staffordshire, Trésor de Staffordshire

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20 mars 2010

Rome to display "The Morgantina Treasure" Returned by the Metropolitan

A table ornament part of a collection of ancient Greek silverware dating to the third century B.C., on display in Rome, Friday, March 19, 2010, after being returned by the Metropolitan Museum in New York. The 16 pieces of silverware with gold detail,...

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Tags: Metropolitan Museum of Art, "The Morgantina Treasure", Museo Nazionale Romano

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17 mars 2010

"Tutankhamun’s Funeral" @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Floral collar. Diam. 47 cm (18 ½ in). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1909 NEW YORK, NY.- n 1908, while excavating in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, American archaeologist Theodore Davis discovered about a dozen large storage...

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Tags: Amenhotep III, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tutankhamun, Akhenaten

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3 mars 2010

Important Antiquities Sale to be Held at Christie's in April

Fish plate. Estimate: £4,000-5,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010. LONDON.- As part of the specialised sales on offer in South Kensington, Christie’s announced the upcoming Antiquities sale, to be held on 29 April 2010. The first Christie’s sale composed...

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Tags: Aphrodite, Roman marble, Roger Peyrefitte, Satyre

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2 mars 2010

Massive Head of Famous Pharaoh Amenhotep III Unearthed in Egypt

The newly unearthed 3,400-year old red granite head, part of a huge statue of the ancient pharaoh Amenhotep III, at the pharaoh's mortuary temple in the city of Luxor. Egypt's Culture Ministry says a team of Egyptian and European archaeologists has unearthed...

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Tags: Egypt, Amenhotep III, Hourig Sourouzian, Luxor

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28 février 2010

Bague en or avec intaille en cornaline gravée d'une fourmi. Italie, époque romaine

Bague en or avec intaille en cornaline gravée d'une fourmi. Italie, époque romaine 3,6 g - Estimation : 300 / 500 CHF Vente Hôtel des ventes de Genève. Archéologie. Mercredi 10 mars 2010. Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter la maison de ventes...

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Tags: Bague, cornaline, intaille, Époque Romaine

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28 février 2010

“Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt” @ The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia

Colossal Head of Caesarion, Alexandria, 1st century BCE, Granodiorite. H. 2.6 ft / W. 1.9 ft / D. 1.6 ft. © Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation. Photo: Christoph Gerigk. PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The world of Cleopatra, which has been lost to the sea and sand for...

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Tags: Egypt, granodiorite, Cleopatra, Alexandria, Caesarion, Ptolemy XII, Sphinx, The Franklin Institute

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23 février 2010

Important Antiquities Lent by Republic of Italy on View at Metropolitan Museum

'Terracotta Kylix' (drinking cup), Greek, Laconian, ca. 575-560 B.C. Attributed to the Boread Painter. From Cerveteri, Banditaccia cemetery, tomb 1, inv. 106335. Interior, Boreads pursuing harpies, with a sphinx below. Lent by the Republic of Italy, 2010....

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Tags: Roman, Pompeii, greek, Laconian, Moregine Silver Treasury, the Boread Painter

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