Gabriele LuksyteSep 205 min readMingqi Unwrapped: A Collector's Guide to Early Chinese Figural TerracottaMingqi ( 冥器) , rendered in English as “spirit articles”, are a broad and very interesting class of ancient Chinese funerary material made...
Apollo Art AuctionsSep 94 min readClassical Art: In Defense of Late Black-Figure Ancient Pottery Painting: Our Stunning Black-Figure, White Ground LekythosThis beautiful lekythos is one of the star pieces of pottery in our upcoming October auction and is a valuable resource for gaining an...
Apollo Art AuctionsNov 13, 202312 min readCoins and Power: Early Hellenivstic Coin Portraiture from the Ptolemies to the SeleukidsAFTER the death of Alexander III of Macedon in 323 BC, his vast empire spanning from Greece to Bactria was carved up among the so-called...
Apollo Art AuctionsNov 13, 20236 min readHow does Ancient Warfare impact Modern Wars and Military Tactics?THEY often say that history repeats itself. This isn’t completely true, but you couldn’t be criticised for noticing some of the...
Apollo Art AuctionsNov 13, 20232 min readDebunking the Mummy: the Truth about Egyptian Burial CustomsTHINK of an Egyptian mummy: what comes to mind? Layers of linen wrapping, a gilded sarcophagus? Now think again: who would be inside that...