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Early Greek Jar

Archived in the category: Phoenix Ancient Art, antiquities
Posted by Alex on 28 Feb 10 - 0 Comments

This beautiful Mycenaean Stirrup Jar is a great example of Early Greek antiques.  Available through Phoenix Ancient Art with Ali Aboutaam and Hicham Aboutaam, this jar has a body that is highlighted with a carefully painted lozenge chain.  The round profile is accentuated with the horizontal bands of lines.
Jars of this sort were first produced [...]

Early Greek Antiques

Archived in the category: Aboutaam, antiquities
Posted by Alex on 21 Feb 10 - 0 Comments

Certainly, antiques come from many time periods and many countries.  Phoenix Ancient Art offers a vast selection of antiques from many locations and time periods.  One interesting time period for which Hicham Aboutaam and Ali Aboutaam offer antiques is the Early Greek period.
What are Early Greek antiques?  This selection includes art that was produced by [...]

An Antique from the Dark Ages

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Posted by Alex on 14 Feb 10 - 0 Comments

When buying antiquities, many people think of acquiring large objects that they can put on display, such as pottery and sculptures. Other smaller types of antiquities, however, are very interesting, both as investments and as treasures to pass on to future generations.
This beautiful bronze belt buckle, for example, that is for sale at [...]

Antiques from the Dark Ages

Posted by Alex on 07 Feb 10 - 0 Comments

If you want to acquire something truly unusual, consider purchasing a piece from the Dark Ages, a term widely used to the early part of the Middle Ages, from the fall of Rome in 476 AD to around the year 1000 AD. The art from this period includes many items such as illuminated manuscripts, [...]

A Roman marble bust of the Greek philosopher Plato (427-347 BCE) has several characteristics that date its composition to at least the second half of the second century. Yet, the sculptor’s renditions of the philosopher’s beard and mustache are in the style of the Greek Classical Period (5th-4th century BCE). Perhaps the bust [...]