Ancient Heritage

Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues

Showing posts with label AIAD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AIAD. Show all posts
Tuesday, 24 March 2020

An enduring tradition

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I noted a truly amazing supply of bronze lamps offered by Artemission, a dealer based in London, over five years ago. Far from bein...
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Friday, 30 October 2015

"There is no evidence" that these antiquities are fakes

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Let's be clear: the antiquities trade is notoriously plagued with fakes and some of them can be difficult to spot. Dealers in antiquit...
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Monday, 23 February 2015

Now that's what I call a mark-up!

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Authentic lamp ( Christie's ) Ancient lamps made from "bronze" (or to be more technically accurate, copper alloy) can fetc...
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David Knell is an English-Canadian art historian based in the UK. Specialist interests include vernacular furniture and Classical lychnology. In addition to contributing to academic journals and major periodicals, he was the monthly columnist for an arts magazine and has had several books published, one of which is the standard reference work in its field. He has acted as expert consultant to Sotheby's and the Mary Rose Trust, and as referee for the Royal Archaeological Institute.
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