By: Paul Schemm, Associated Press
ABU SIMBEL (AP).- In the 1960s, rising waters from a new dam threatened to submerge the temples and monuments of Nubia, the ancient home of black pharaohs in Egypt’s far south. To preserve them, the antiquities were d…
Egypt: Archaeologists Unearth 3,400 Pharaoh Statue
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s antiquities chief says archaeologists have unearthed the upper half of a red granite statue of a powerful pharaoh who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago. Zahi Hawass says the statue was discovered on Thursday at the site of the funerary …
Egypt: Archaeologists Unearth 3,400 Pharaoh Statue
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s antiquities chief says archaeologists have unearthed the upper half of a red granite statue of a powerful pharaoh who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago. Zahi Hawass says the statue was discovered on Thursday at the site of the funerary …
Sotheby’s New York to Offer Property from the Collection of the Late Clarence Day
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s announced a single owner sale of important Antiquities from the Collection of the late Clarence Day to be held on the evening of 7 December 2010. The sale will include approximately 40 lots and is expected to raise $5/8 mi…
Sotheby’s to Offer Property from the Collection of the Late Clarence Day
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s announced a single owner sale of important Antiquities from the Collection of the late Clarence Day to be held on the evening of 7 December 2010. The sale will include approximately 40 lots and is expected to raise $5/8 mi…
Egypt’s Chief Archaeologist Says United States to Return Smuggled Sarcophagi
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s chief archaeologist says the United States will return a number of sarcophagi smuggled out of the country 50 years ago. Zahi Hawass says U.S. authorities seized the sarcophagi on American soil and will return them to Egypt in the …
Ex-J. Paul Getty Museum Curator Marion True’s Trafficking Trial Ends in Italy
ROME (AP).- A Rome judge declared an end Wednesday to the trial of a former J. Paul Getty Museum antiquities curator accused of knowingly acquiring looted art from Italy, citing the expiration of the statute of limitations, defense lawyers said. The 6-…
Ex-Getty Curator Trafficking Trial Ends in Italy
ROME (AP).- A defense lawyer says a Rome judge has ended the trial of a former J. Paul Getty Museum antiquities curator because the statute of limitations on charges against her have expired. Alessandro Vannucci said the eight-year-long limit against …
The Crosby Garrett Helmet, Found by a Metal Detectorist, Sells for $3.6 Million at Christie’s
LONDON.- The Crosby Garrett Helmet sold today at the auction of Antiquities at Christie’s South Kensington for £2,281,250 / $3,629,469 / €2,593,781 (estimate: £200,000 to £300,000). An exceptional survival from Roman Britain, the helmet wa…
The Crosby Garrett Helmet, Found by a Metal Detectorist, Sells for $3.6 Million at Christie’s
LONDON.- The Crosby Garrett Helmet sold today at the auction of Antiquities at Christie’s South Kensington for £2,281,250 / $3,629,469 / €2,593,781 (estimate: £200,000 to £300,000). An exceptional survival from Roman Britain, the helmet wa…