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achaemenid empire - artemission -artemission blog
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Free Fall Auctions News. Terms & Conditions. Clients Testimonials for Artemission. October 22, 2015. The Achaemenid Empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia. Its formation began in 550 B.C., when King Astyages of Media, who dominated much of Iran and eastern Anatolia (Turkey), was defeated by his southern neighbor Cyrus II the Great, king of Persia , 559 530 B.C. The one western power that remained unc...
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Members’ Profiles : AIAD
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Other Antiquities Trade Bodies. A brief overview of the Association’s Members, their contact details and areas of interest. Andreas von dem Berge. Gescher 48712, Germany. Vdb@office-partner.net Telephone: 0049-177-8382842. Sprietstraat 9, 8471 GP, Wolvega, The Netherlands. Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Islamic and Byzantine artefacts. Apolonia Ancient Art, Denver, Colorado, USA. Herne Hill, WA 6056, Australia. Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Celtic and Near Eastern antiquities. Artemis Gallery Ancient Art. Berganza Li...
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Ancient Heritage: April 2015
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Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues. Thursday, 16 April 2015. Seizures of antiquities: a glance at the law behind them. Well actually, that principle still holds true in such cases - the seized items are indeed "innocent until proven guilty" (much like a person being arrested) - but the clue is in the word "proven". "Proof" is not a universal paradigm in law; what may be demanded as proof in one type of legal action may not necessarily be required as proof in another. The U...
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Ancient Heritage: Artemission: too many fakes for comfort?
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Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues. Tuesday, 14 April 2015. Artemission: too many fakes for comfort? Such a dealer is Artemission. Based in London and owned by Antoine Karawani, a committee member of the Association of International Antiquities Dealers ( AIAD. I mentioned in a comment to my earlier blog post. Note: Although made merely as a reproduction or tourist souvenir, an item becomes "fake" when deceptively offered as the real thing. Posted by David Knell. This is ve...
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Top 10 Antiques Websites List Directory - Local Business Listings
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Add your website links here! Either sitewide or in homepage. Homepage only - 25$ for 1 month. Sitewide - 100$ for 1 month. Top 10 Websites List Directory. Antiques, Fine Art and Collectibles. Antiques.com is the premier resource to find, buy, sell, and collect antiques of all kinds, including antique furniture, antique glass, jewelry and many more. Vintage designer clothing, handbags, shoes and accessories. No listing fees. Offering ancient, medieval and British numismatics.
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Archaeology Matters: Auction Houses
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Leaving aside what opinion one may have of the antiques trade, auction catalogues are a veritable mine of information for the scholar of antiquity. Numismatics especially is concerned, but only now are scholars becoming fully aware of the importance of this source of information - despite that fact that numismatists have long used important sales catalogues as sources for information. These, while not exhaustive, cover the last decade of activity of the most important coin Auction Houses. Sixbid. In Brux...
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AIAD Members’ Websites : AIAD
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Other Antiquities Trade Bodies. Below are links to the websites of AIAD Members and Associate Members. Artemis Gallery Ancient Art. Clio Ancient Art and Antiquities. Coins and Antiquities UK. DRG Coins and Antiquities eBay Shop. Edgar L. Owen, Ltd. Odyssey Antiquities, Southport, UK [website under construction]. Treasuregate Art of the Ancients. Wessex Prints, Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Theft from Benghazi Bank. UK Treasure Trove Act Changes. X-Rays Join the Fight Against Fakes.
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Press | Artemission
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Free Fall Auctions News. Terms & Conditions. Clients Testimonials for Artemission. The 2008 excavations at Hohle Fels Cave in southwestern Germany recovered a female figurine carved from mammoth ivory. This figurine, which is the earliest depiction of a human, and one of the oldest known examples of figurative art worldwide, was made at least 35,000 years ago. A carefully carved ring is located above the broad shoulders of the figurine. This ring, despite being weathered suggest the figurine was worn...
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Scythians & Scythian art at artemission
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Free Fall Auctions News. Terms & Conditions. Clients Testimonials for Artemission. Scythians & Scythian Art. October 31, 2015. Scythians were nomadic herders of the steppes north of the Black Sea. Their origin, just like their mother tongue, is unknown. They were among the first nomads riding domesticated horses, which gave them tremendous mobility and power. From the seventh century B. C. they dominated the Eastern part of Europe by conquering most other nomads and agricultural tribes. Wealthy Scythian ...
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