as in ancientness
the state of being something old
despite their indisputable antiquity, many of the carvings look like they could have been made yesterday
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Just east of Malibu is the Getty Villa, a branch of the Getty Center that boasts Greek and Roman antiquities.
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Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
France’s flagship art and antiques fair FAB Paris returns for a third edition and brings together 100 international exhibitors presenting antiquities, fine art, furniture, jewellery, manuscripts and sculpture spanning three millennia and six continents.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The tablet came into the possession of an Israeli antiquities dealer in 1995 and then became part of the Living Torah Museum in Brooklyn.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
Its most famous leader, Charlemagne, had risen to power in the late eighth century as ruler of the Franks, a people known to the Romans since late antiquity, who had ruled their own independent kingdom since the late fifth century.
—Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
France’s flagship art and antiques fair FAB Paris returns for a third edition and brings together 100 international exhibitors presenting antiquities, fine art, furniture, jewellery, manuscripts and sculpture spanning three millennia and six continents.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The tablet came into the possession of an Israeli antiquities dealer in 1995 and then became part of the Living Torah Museum in Brooklyn.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
Its most famous leader, Charlemagne, had risen to power in the late eighth century as ruler of the Franks, a people known to the Romans since late antiquity, who had ruled their own independent kingdom since the late fifth century.
—Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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