29 mai 2021
Song dynasty ceramics sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 May 2021
Lot 448. A Cizhou white lobed cup and stand, Song dynasty (960-1279); Japanese wood box, 6.8 and 10 cm. Estimate: 26,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 32,760 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
Lot 450. A Longquan celadon 'trigram' tripod incense burner, Song dynasty (960-1279); silver cover, Japanese wood box, 14.4 cm. Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 HKD. Lot sold: 75,600 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
Lot 451. A small Jizhou 'leaf' bowl,... [Lire la suite]29 mai 2021
“Nero: The Man Behind the Myth,” at the British Museum, 27 May – 24 October 2021
Marble bust of Nero. Italy, around AD 55. Photo by Francesco Piras. With permission of the Ministero della Cultura – Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari.
LONDON - This month the British Museum opens the first major exhibition in the UK on Nero, one of the most notorious ancient Roman emperors.
Nero: the man behind the myth explores the true story of Rome's fifth emperor informed by new research and archaeological evidence from the time, challenging the biased historical accounts written after Nero’s death that have... [Lire la suite]