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The artifacts' origins remain uncertain. The Berlin Collection of Classical Antiquities procured these items in 1984, facilitated by the antiquities dealer Christoph Leon, purportedly from the estate of a Basel family. [1] According to the art dealer, the vases were bought by an unknown traveler from Geneva in Naples in the late 19th century.
Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, [1] is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD [note 1] comprising the interwoven civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome known together as the Greco-Roman world, centered on the Mediterranean Basin.
Antiques Punkbarby/iStock Antique furniture , clocks, and home decor from the 18th or 19th century are hot commodities for both vintage collectors and mid-century decor enthusiasts.
The antiquities trade is the exchange of antiquities and archaeological artifacts from around the world. This trade may be illicit or completely legal. The legal antiquities trade abides by national regulations, allowing for extraction of artifacts for scientific study whilst maintaining archaeological and anthropological context.
In April, the local owners of Price Tower sold an undisclosed amount of historic Frank Lloyd Wright and Bruce Goff artifacts, which are now up for sale by a Texas-based gallery.
The Antikensammlung Berlin (Berlin antiquities collection) is one of the most important collections of classical art in the world, now held in the Altes Museum and Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany. It contains thousands of ancient archaeological artefacts from the ancient Greek, Roman, Etruscan and Cypriot civilizations.