With the world distracted, Turkey’s government cancels Byzantine history

The term “cancel culture” has been widely used in recent years to refer to efforts by both the political left and right to aggressively annul closely held cultural beliefs and even individual personalities by one side or the other. With governments worldwide struggling to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Turkey’s Islamist government implemented cancel culture on… Read More With the world distracted, Turkey’s government cancels Byzantine history

July 21, 2020 Christof Maupin / Past Present Arts

Ancient coins and antiquities added to our online shops

We’ve recently added many more ancient Greek, Biblical, Roman, Byzantine and related ancient coins and antiquities in bronze, faience and glass to our Etsy shop. Here’s a selection with images and links –

May 13, 2019May 6, 2020 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

A brief look back at Clio’s 2018 sales

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

January 24, 2019 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

Byzantine Ceramics Revisited

Here is a link to an article I’ve just published on my other WordPress site, Past Present Arts and Crafts, dealing with my own attempts at both reinterpreting and recreating ancient and Medieval Byzantine pottery (opens in a new window or tab) – https://pastpresentartsandcrafts.wordpress.com/2018/07/19/byzantine-ceramics-revisited Please visit my other WordPress site for many more articles about… Read More Byzantine Ceramics Revisited

July 19, 2018 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

A sampling of antiquities available for holiday shopping

As we approach the holiday shopping season, we thought you might enjoy a simple photo montage of some of the fine antiquities we have available for purchase this year. We can be found online here: Our Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClioAncientArt Our eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/usr/clioantiquities Our Amazon book shop: http://www.amazon.com/shops/ClioAncientArt

October 1, 2017 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

A few additions to our online shops

Here are images, with links, to some recent additions to our Etsy and eBay online stores. Links will open in a new window or tab.

May 12, 2017May 12, 2017 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

25% Off through 1/31 at Clio’s eBay Store

Hello Clio Customers, Friends and Fans: We are offering a huge 25% off of everything in our eBay store, including antiquities, ancient coins and books, through January 31. It’s been years since we’ve offered such a large discount, so please take a look. Pay the listed price and your 25% will be promptly refunded to… Read More 25% Off through 1/31 at Clio’s eBay Store

January 22, 2017 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

Special Offer in our Etsy Store: 15% Off!

We’ve created a customer Coupon for use in our Etsy store. Receive 15% off every item over $25 between now and January, 2017. Use coupon code JAN20172 at checkout to receive your discount! And, if you make a purchase between now and January 31 you’ll also receive an email from Etsy with another discount coupon… Read More Special Offer in our Etsy Store: 15% Off!

January 15, 2017January 15, 2017 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment

A Sample of Our Sold Antiquities from 2016

The images below represent a good sample of the many ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, early Islamic and other Mediterranean and related antiquities and ancient coins sold by Clio Ancient Art during 2016. Some of our regular customers reading this blog entry might recognize pieces they now own. As always we have many more items… Read More A Sample of Our Sold Antiquities from 2016

January 12, 2017 Christof Maupin / Past Present ArtsLeave a comment