I have not created any entries on this blog since August 2020, and with good reason. Nearly two years ago, I quietly terminated my antiquities business, Clio Ancient Art, bringing to an end twelve satisfying and enjoyable years of involvement in the trade. I’ve since permanently shut down Clio’s pages on various online selling platforms.… Read More Archiving This Blog
Over 6 months have passed since I last posted in this blog. The demands of my “day job” in the Fine Arts Department at Cape Fear Community College, moving house late in 2019, participating in many shows and art fairs as an artist myself during the Fall and holiday seasons and many other factors have… Read More Returning after a long absence
At the time of this writing the self-styled Caliphate created by Islamic State six years ago in Syria and Iraq has been reduced to little more than a square mile of bombed out rubble. During IS’ heyday much was made in the western press of a supposed systematic trade in antiquities looted by IS operatives… Read More As the IS “Caliphate” disappears, time to revisit larger issues of the illicit antiquities trade
Every January we post a partial visual review of the antiquities and related items we sold the prior year. We’re a bit tardy this year but here is a photo montage with some of the items we sold, including Roman, Cypriot, Visigoth, Islamic and other antiquities in bronze, glass and ceramic, ancient Greek and Roman… Read More A brief look back at Clio’s 2018 sales
We’ve added a wide range of antiquities and ancient art / ancient history related book titles to our Etsy, ebay and Amazon shops. These range from hard to find and invaluable museum catalogs and research publications to lavishly illustrated coffee table books. There’s something for everyone, ranging from the many ROM catalogs of ancient Mediterranean… Read More Antiquities Book Titles for Curators, Academics, Students and the General Public
As many of our regular readers know, I started a “sister blog” a few months ago, dealing with my exploration of the intersection of art from the past and art from the present, and specifically how this impacts my own work as an artist. As so much of my work is impacted by art from… Read More Articles of interest from our sister blog
U.S. and Canada customers take 25% of everything in our Etsy and eBay shops through July 9. Antiquities, ancient coins, books, prints. Discount refunded immediately after checkout. eBay: http://www.ebay.com/usr/clioantiquities Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClioAncientArt
I have a new Blog on WordPress dealing with my own art and the convergence of my work with my “day job” as owner of Clio Ancient Art and Antiquities, which you all know from this Blog here on WordPress. The first few articles have been published. Here’s the link – https://pastpresentartsandcrafts.wordpress.com/
It’s always a thrill when a new customer contacts me out of the blue to examine a group of objects for purposes of authentication or valuation or for help with bringing the collection up for sale. Often these are objects that have been passed down from parents or grandparents, and just as often the current… Read More Antiquities authentication and valuation: the thrill of examining long forgotten collections
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