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Antiquities

Visitors gather in front of a floral installation spelling “TEFAF 2026,” with colorful flowers arranged across horizontal black shelves.

At TEFAF Maastricht, Steady Sales Rewrite the Canon in Real Time

As one of the few fairs where museum-grade antiquities, Old Masters and decorative arts across geographies are presented in concert, it serves as a real-time temperature check of how those markets are performing.
By Elisa Carollo
A powerful depiction of Mary Magdalene in a moment of penitence, painted by Artemisia Gentileschi. The work showcases the artist's characteristic use of light and shadow to evoke deep emotional expression. The figure is rendered in a somber yet intimate atmosphere.

The Masterpieces Not to Miss at TEFAF Maastricht

From ancient Greek sculpture to Renaissance painting and modern design, this fair highlights the extraordinary continuity of artistic creativity across centuries.
By Elisa Carollo
Greece, Athens, Red-figure kylix depicting a banquet scene

What Collectors Need to Know When Buying Art and Antiquities Abroad

“Many of our dealer and collector clients have had objects seized by Customs after arrival in the U.S. The objects were subject to forfeiture, and all of the importers were subject to civil and criminal penalties depending on the nature of the infraction,” lawyer William G. Pearlstein told Observer.
By Daniel Grant
A museum-style gallery installation featuring ancient marble sculptures and busts displayed on black pedestals against a backdrop of dark velvet curtains and wood flooring.

A New E.U. Antiquities Regulation Adds to Dealers’ Mounting Legal, Administrative and Financial Burdens

By Elisa Carollo
A person points to text in an aged, illuminated manuscript resting on a display surface under dim lighting

Hidden Liabilities: How Rare Manuscripts Threaten Institutional Reputations

By Brett Erickson
Roman marble statue of Athena inside a pink niche.

A Roman Statue of Athena Is Unveiled at Wrightwood 659 Ahead of ‘Myth and Marble’ at the Art Institute of Chicago

By Elisa Carollo

How Museums Acquire Antiquities Is Changing

By Daniel Grant
Close-up shot of Alvin Bragg, middle-aged District Attorney.

While the World Waits for a Trump Arrest, Alvin Bragg is Busy Repatriating Antiquities

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Entrance of the Met museum

Met Museum Accused of Holding More Than 1,000 Antiquities Linked to Traffickers

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Red sign with Christie's in white letters.

Upcoming Christie’s Sale Includes a Nepalese Sculpture Tied to Antiquity Looters

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Michael Steinhardt speaks onstage at the Champions of Jewish Values

Antiquities Seized From Billionaire Michael Steinhardt Repatriated to Italy

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Julian Radcliffe standing in his office in London.

Every Art Collector Needs This Database. But Is it Being Manipulated by Thieves?

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
The Ktisis mosaic, depicting a woman.

New York’s Antiquity Trafficking Unit is Looking to Arrest a Former Source Turned Suspect

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Afghanistan Antiquities Will Face U.S. Import Restrictions Through 2026

By Helen Holmes

The U.S. Treasury Has Ruled Out Prompt Regulation of the Art Market

By Helen Holmes

More Cambodian Relics Linked to Douglas Latchford are Going Home

By Helen Holmes

The U.K. Doesn’t Want to Return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece

By Helen Holmes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Sending a Sculpture of Lord Shiva Back to Nepal

By Helen Holmes
Entrance of the Met museum

The Met’s ‘Good Life’ Shows Life Was Good, for Some

By Farah Abdessamad

From Revelation to Hoax: A New Book Scrutinizes the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife

By David D'Arcy
The 500 million year old fossil that Bryan Miller purchased.

When Priceless Art and Antiquities Get Destroyed, Who Should Pay?

By Daniel Grant
Some of the stolen Middle Eastern antiquities are believed to come from IS.

ISIS Is Apparently Selling Stolen Artifacts on eBay, Amazon, Facebook, WhatsApp

By Sissi Cao
A hiker makes his way up a trail to Calf Creek in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on May 10, 2017 outside Boulder, Utah.

Obama’s Last-Minute National Monument Designations Are Safe—for Now

By Brian Darling
An archaeologist works on a mosaic on July 31, 2017, on the archaeological antiquity site of Sainte-Colombe, near Vienne, eastern France.

Experts Are Calling This Newly Discovered Roman Town in France a ‘Little Pompeii’

By Alanna Martinez
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