Between the western coast of the island of Paros and the northern tip of Antiparos, in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean, there is a small islet less than 500 square meters in area, called ...

In the Cyclades islands between the Hellenic culture of mainland Greece and the Minoan culture of Crete, the people of the Cycladic culture (ca. 3200–ca. 1050 BCE) were prolific sculptors, producing ...

An inventive collaboration allows a privately assembled collection of 161 ancient works to be viewed by the public. By Colin Moynihan One of the world’s most significant privately assembled ...

“Repulsively ugly” wrote a German archaeologist, Paul Wolters, of his finds on one of the Greek islands in 1891. By the artistic canons of his day, the classical Greek figure was the ideal of feminine ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. PROVENIENCE UNDOCUMENTED.

Antiquities has long been a sleepy segment of the art market, but it’s finally waking up. Strong interest is coming from savvy collectors of modern and contemporary art who have noticed that ancient ...

Anyone thinking that the big money is only being spent on modern art should consider some of the prices that were paid for exceptional works of art from antiquities, books, furniture and illustrated ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. ‘Death is an evil. We have the gods' word for it; they too would die if death were a good thing.’ ...