This weekend, the Holter Museum of Art opened a new exhibit featuring rare bronze pieces from over 3,000 years ago in celebration of the museum’s 25th year. The exhibit, called “Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation” comes alongside four other new exhibits at the Holter. The 85 artifacts were…
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Ancient Art Works of Faience Showcased at Phoenix Ancient Art
An exhibition showcasing remarkable ancient art works of faience from the private Aboutaam family collection will open at Phoenix Ancient Art in New York this week, continuing through December. The works include three blue-green faience hippopotami, similar to the beloved Egyptian “William” in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Two of the exhibit’s hippopotami date from…
Ancient Art Studio Uncovered in South Africa
Researchers believe they may have uncovered an ancient art studio in South Africa, having found two shells containing a primitive paint mixture from 100,000 years ago. Found at Blombos Cave in Cape Town, the shells were found alongside various other tools, suggesting that the users were mixing flakes of ochre, an iron ore used to…
Ancient Glass Pieces Found to Be Decorated with Gold Foil
84 pieces of antique broken glassware were found under a Buddhist statue in 2004, in Kyoto’s Byodoin temple. Two days ago, on October 7th, temple authorities announced that they had originally been decorated with gold foil. This discovery is the first finding of gold-foil decoration on glassware in all of East Asia. A glassware history…
What Are Antiquities?
Walking into Phoenix Ancient Art is like stepping into a glorious world of antiquities and history. The immense displays and beautiful layout makes you feel right!
Shopping for Antiques Can Be Difficult
For an understanding as to art from the ancient world, it is worthwhile to start off by simply taking in some of the information available – whether from printed materials, lectures, or even simply take a walk around galleries.
A good place to start would be Phoenix Ancient Art galleries run by Ali and Hicham Aboutaam.
Antiquities in the News
- SCTA targets expatriates to develop local tourism - Saudi Gazette February 22, 2012SCTA targets expatriates to develop local tourismSaudi GazetteRIYADH — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) is reorganizing the travel market by targeting expatriates interested in the Kingdom's culture and history. The new plan will also provide more jobs to Saudi nationals by establishing ... […]
- Prince Sultan opens Alghat Museum - Arab News February 22, 2012Arab NewsPrince Sultan opens Alghat MuseumArab NewsBy ARAB NEWS ALGHAT: Prince Sultan bin Salman, chairman of Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), opened Alghat Museum here Wednesday. He also laid the foundation for heritage hotels in the city. After opening the museum, Prince Sultan ...and more » […]
- Icom publishes “red list” of Egyptian antiquities at risk - Art Newspaper February 22, 2012Art NewspaperIcom publishes “red list” of Egyptian antiquities at riskArt NewspaperBy Martin Bailey. Web only The International Council of Museums (Icom) published an “emergency red list” of Egyptian cultural objects at risk of being illegally traded earlier this month. It presents categories of objects (rather than individual looted ... […]
- Swiss Oil Billionaire Sells African Assets To Finance Iraq Adventure - Forbes February 21, 2012Swiss Oil Billionaire Sells African Assets To Finance Iraq AdventureForbesSince dealing Addax to Sinopec, Gandur has also taken some time to enjoy his collections of art and antiquities. He began his collection of Egyptian artifacts at age 9, and now has one of the best private collections in the world.and more » […]
- Italian Police Nab Fake Antiquities Ring - GalleristNY February 21, 2012GalleristNYItalian Police Nab Fake Antiquities RingGalleristNYThe thieves were caught because they'd been trading their fake pieces for real antiquities from the collection of Marquis Roberto Bilotti Ruggi d'Aragona, who became suspicious of his partners after he refused to trade them one piece, which was then ... […]
- SCTA targets expatriates to develop local tourism - Saudi Gazette February 22, 2012