Antiquities

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Artemis Gallery June 11 Ancient and Ethnographic Art Auction Led By Exceptional Rarities

BOULDER, Colo. – Artemis Gallery will unlock the mysteries of ancient times on Thursday, June 11 with an approximately 225-lot auction of important classical antiquities, plus ancient and ethnographic art. The carefully curated selection includes museum-quality pieces from Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian and Native-American cultures. Additionally, there are […]

Pre-Columbian Masks and Effigy Vessels among artifacts featured at Throckmorton Fine Art’s 29th exhibition

THROCKMORTON FINE ART (www.throckmorton-nyc.com) is presenting an important selection of Pre-Columbian art and artifacts at the 61st Annual Winter Antiques Show. (www.winterantiquesshow.com). This is the gallery’s 29th year participating in New York’s best known art fair. Among prized examples of Pre-Columbian art at the Throckmorton stand is a Mayan Middle Classic Mosaic […]

Ancient Mayan Pottery Unearthed in Georgia

A researcher at LostWorlds.org has announced the discovery of Mayan glyphs, the symbols used to write the Mayan language, on 2,000 year old pottery unearthed throughout the state of Georgia. The pottery known as Swift Creek Complicated Stamped was a highly decorated type of pottery produced in Georgia starting around 100 A.D. […]

Dead Sea Scrolls Interviews by Biblical Archaeology Society Editor Hershel Shanks

The Biblical Archaeology Society, publisher of Biblical Archaeology Review, presents “Scholars on the Scrolls,” a series of three informal yet intriguing interviews with five world-renowned Dead Sea Scroll scholars. Host Hershel Shanks, editor of Biblical Archaeology Review, chats with experts Weston Fields, George Brooke, Joseph Fitzmyer, James Charlesworth and Sidnie White Crawford […]