Many antique stores today offer a stunning range of antiques. This photograph is of a Scythian bow and quiver from the 3rd-1st Century B.C. These artifacts are unique in two ways- in their remaining together until their discovery, and in their unbelievable state of preservation. The bow is made of bamboo, and the quiver of…
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Grand Palais, Paris
Many antique dealers will be featured at an upcoming exhibition in September at Paris’s Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées (usually referred to just as the Grand Palais). The historic building is very majestic and grand, and includes a museum and an exhibition hall. The Grand Palace (as it known in English) was built in 1897 after the Palace of…
Madison Avenue Gallery Walk
For the third year in a row there will be an organized gallery tour along Madison Avenue in order to benefit arts education in New York City. Funds which will be raised by the participants will be donated to The Fund for Public Schools in order to support and promote the education of art in…
Art and Watch Making, Le Temps au Féminine
Ali Aboutaam, proprietor of Phoenix Ancient Art in Geneva contributed a marvelous Hellenistic Head of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite to the art exhibit.
Antiquities in the News
- Sindh through centuries - Pakistan Observer February 3, 2012Sindh through centuriesPakistan ObserverKarachi—An exposition of young trainees' talent titled Sindh Through the Centuries was jointly held here by the Provincial Government's Antiquities Department and Pakistan German Business Forum. Works by the artists acquiring skills benefiting from ... […]
- Al-Tayyar ties up with SCTA for tourism forum - Arab News February 2, 2012Al-Tayyar ties up with SCTA for tourism forumArab NewsBy WALAA HAWARI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities announced Wednesday it has chosen Al-Tayyar Travel Group as its strategic partner for the 5th session of the Saudi Travel and Tourism Investment Forum 2012 that will ...and more » […]
- Citizens hand in hoards of artifacts - Arab News February 2, 2012Arab NewsCitizens hand in hoards of artifactsArab NewsPrince Sultan bin Salman, president of Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, is seen with a number of citizens who handed over artifacts to SCTA during a recent ceremony in Riyadh. (Al-Eqtisadiah photo) By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: There has been a ... […]
- Market for antiquities still strong in India: Neville Tuli - Zee News February 2, 2012Market for antiquities still strong in India: Neville TuliZee NewsNew Delhi: The market for antiquities - old miniature art - is emerging as a strong force in the country, Neville Tuli, founder and chairman of the Mumbai-based auction house Osian`s has said. His auction "Creative India Series 2", featuring Delhi and ... […]
- Crocodile Museum opens in Aswan - Ahram Online February 1, 2012Crocodile Museum opens in AswanAhram OnlineWithin the context of a plan by the Ministry of State for Antiquities to build museums at the country's most significant archaeological sites, Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim this week officially inaugurated Egypt's first ever crocodile museum.and more » […]
- Sindh through centuries - Pakistan Observer February 3, 2012