‘Easily recognisable fakes’ among artefacts repatriated to Italy from the US Forged objects have been identified among the 60 antiquities returned amid much fanfare earlier this year The Art Newspaper, Gareth Harri 5 June 2023 Objects returned to Italy include a Greek dinos mixing bowl, featuring exaggerations that suggest a forgery Carabinieri for the Protection
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Discovered an Ancient Fort—Complete With Wooden Spikes—Built by the Romans to Protect Their Silver Mines The Romans abandoned mining efforts, but 19th-century archaeologists struck the motherlode. Sarah Cascone, February 22, 2023 vThe ancient Romans erected a fence topped with these wooden spikes in a effort to defend a silver mining operation that
TUSSEN KUNST & KITSCH Opname & Uitzendschema Opnameschema 2022: Maandag 7 november: Louwman Museum – Den Haag Uitzendschema december 2022 & januari 2023 Zondag 20 november, 21:30 uur: Het Spoorwegmuseum (Let op, dit is gewijzigd) Zondag 27 november, 07:30 uur: Bonnefanten Museum (Let op, dit is een herhaling) Zondag 4 december, 09:08 uur: Bevreidingsmuseum Zeeland (Let op, dit is een
Artnet News July 24, 2022 Archaeology/Numismatics A Swiss Metal Detectorist Uncovered a Literal Pot of Gold Filled With 1,300 Exceedingly Rare Late Roman Coins The discovery raises questions about life in the region under Emperor Constantine the Great. Amah-Rose Abrams, May 6, 2022 The coins discovered in Bubendorf. Photo Archeology Baselland In a rare and
ARTNET NEWS Museums Amid Mounting Public Pressure, Greece and the U.K. Have Agreed to a New Round of Talks About a Possible Return of the Parthenon Marbles The announcement comes just in time for International Museum Day. Dorian Batycka, May 18, 2022 Sections of the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in London. (Photo by
Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund | TEFAF | The European Fine Art Foundation The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden’s (National Museum of Antiquities) mission is to bring archaeology and the ancient world to life. The museum’s collection is composed of 180,000 objects coming from the age-old civilizations of Egypt, the Classical World, the ancient Near