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Biblical Archaeology Society Announces the Publication of "In Search of Herod’s Tomb"
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Biblical Archaeology Society announces the publication of “In Search of Herod’s Tomb” by Ehud Netzer in the January/February 2011 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR). The first-century Jewish historian Joseph…
Biblical Archaeology Society Announces the Publication of "In Search of Herod’s Tomb"
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Biblical Archaeology Society announces the publication of “In Search of Herod’s Tomb” by Ehud Netzer in the January/February 2011 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR). The first-century Jewish historian Joseph…
Egyptian Archaeologists Unveil Discovery of 4,300-Year-Old Tombs with Vivid Wall Paintings
SAQQARA (AP).- Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a newly-unearthed double tomb with vivid wall paintings in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo, saying it could be the start for uncovering a vast cemetery in the area. The tomb inclu…
Marble Sarcophagus Relief Sells for $1.5 Million at Sotheby’s Antiquities Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- An ancient Roman marble relief panel
with Dionysiac decoration that was recently discovered to once have been in the
collection of French writer Émile Zola sold for $1,538,500 at Sotheby’s
Antiquities auction in New York. Six bidders competed for the piece which
eventually sold to an anonymous telephone bidder. It was the
highlight of the sale which totaled $5.8 million – well in excess of the
$2.3/3.5 million estimate, with 86% lots sold by lot and 96% by value.
Discussing the sale Richard Keresey and Florent Heintz of Sotheby’s Antiquities
Department said: “We are thrilled with the $1.5 million achieved today for the
Roman Sarcophagus relief. The piece boasts remarkable ownership history, having
belonged not only to Emile Zola but at times over the past 100 years to the
actress Cécile Sorel and Paul Reynaud the former French head of state. We are
able to trace unbroken provenance trace back over 500 years.”