Archéologie & Antiquiities

Hrair Sarkissian, Background, 2013, Duratrans (Backlit) C-print, courtesy of the artist BRUSSELS.- Alexandria: Past Futures is an original exhibition that allows visitors to rediscover the Egyptian city through a new perspective, far removed from the myths and stereotypes associated with it. The exhibition invites us to consider Alexandria and its history from a new angle, by combining two approaches, namely archaeological research and contemporary art.Bozar is showcasing Alexandria: Past Futures in collaboration with the... [Lire la suite]

Left to right: Roman bowl, AD 50 – 70, Roman beaker, 1st century AD , Byzantine cup, AD 500 – 700, Byzantine jug, AD 400 – 500, The Archaeological Museum at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.  LONDON.- The British Museum will exhibit eight ancient glass vessels which were damaged in the 2020 Beirut port explosion and newly conserved by experts. The beautiful vessels were painstakingly pieced back together and conserved at the conservation laboratories at the British Museum in London and will be shown as... [Lire la suite]

Mithra portant le taureau. Marbre. Vers 389. Saïda (Liban) – Sidon, province de Syrie-Phénicie. Musée du Louvre, Département des antiquités orientales. RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Franck Raux Les plus anciennes représentations de Mithra apparaissent en Orient. Le dieu porte une tunique plissée, un pantalon bouffant et un haut bonnet de feutre, traditionnellement associés aux peuples de cavaliers d’Iran et d’Asie centrale.Dans l’Empire romain, l’image de Mithra associe à ces éléments orientaux un visage imberbe et... [Lire la suite]

Plaque with a Winged Lion-Griffin, Achaemenid, 500–330 BC. Gold. H: 0.3 × W: 10.5 × D: 10.8 cm (1/8 × 4 1/8 × 4 1/4 in.). The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, A28582. Photo: Courtesy of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Ancient Iran, historically known as Persia, was the dominant nation of western Asia for over a millennium (about 550 BC–AD 650), with three native dynasties—the Achaemenids, Parthians, and Sasanians—controlling empires of unprecedented size and complexity. Their principal... [Lire la suite]

Head of a Cycladic idol of the Spedos type, Early Cycladic II, circa 2700-2300 BC. Fine grained marble. H 10.5 cm. Courtesy Galerie Günter Puhze GMBH. Accompanied by Art Loss Register certificate S00213657, and IADDA certificate, this item has been checked against the Interpol database. Provenance: German private collection H. W., acquired 1985 on the German art market. Published: Galerie Günter Puhze, catalogue Kunst der Antike 6, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1985, n° 18. Head of a goddess, Roman, 1st century AD. Marble. H 33.5... [Lire la suite]

Statuette of a recumbent dog, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 2050-1780 BC. Blue faience with black details. H 5.5 x W 9.7 cm. Courtesy Galerie Eberwein Accompanied by Art Loss Register certificate S00127419 Provenance: former private collection, France circa 1987 Literature: F. Dunn Friedman, Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience –Thames and Hudson, London, 1998, p. 160, 149; W. C. Hayes, Sceptre of Egypt I, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1959; J. Bourriau, Pharaohs and Mortals : Egyptian Art in The... [Lire la suite]

Gold Ring of Sekhmet, ancient Egyptian, New Kingdom, about 1539–1077 BCE, gold, Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection, 1926.97 WORCESTER, MASS.- This summer the Worcester Art Museum presents its new exhibition, Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester Art Museum, bringing to light the exceptional collection of Egyptian jewelry assembled by Kingsmill Marrs and Laura Norcross Marrs and given to WAM by Mrs. Marrs in 1926. Coinciding with the centennial celebration of Howard Carter’s momentous... [Lire la suite]

Statue of King Gudea; dolerite; Tello, Iraq; 2130 BC. © The Trustees of the BritishMuseum LONDON.- A new approach to archaeology in Iraq using high resolution drone imagery has led to the discovery, identification, and preservation of ancient buildings, from over 4,000 years ago. This is the first time drone technology has been used in this way for cultural heritage sites in southern Iraq.A unique combination of remote sensing work using high resolution drone imagery, ground-truthing and conservation techniques. Without this... [Lire la suite]

PARIS - Au VIIIe siècle avant J.-C., l’Égypte est instable et divisée. La brillante dynastie des Ramsès n’est plus. La Nubie, longtemps dominée par l’Égypte, prend son indépendance et le royaume de Kouch s’y constitue, tout imprégné de l’idéologie, de l’art et de la religion pharaoniques. Sa capitale se situe à Napata, près de la Montagne Pure du Djebel Barkal, dans la région de la quatrième cataracte du Nil, au cœur du Soudan actuel. Vers 720 avant J.-C., le roi de kouch Piânkhy part de Napata à la... [Lire la suite]

Statue de Rome, 1er-2ème siècle apr.JC, Asie Mineure (Turquie actuelle), Musée du Louvre, département des Antiquités grecques, étrusques et romaines © Musée du Louvre, dist. RMN - Grand Palais / Thierry Ollivier LENS - Comment Rome, simple cité du Latium, est-elle devenue la capitale d’un empire aux dimensions gigantesques, unifiant les rives de la Méditerranée et de l’Europe occidentale sous la figure de l’empereur ? Que signifiait l’appartenance à un empire ? Comment s’organisait la vie... [Lire la suite]