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Ancient jewellery - Greek and Roman

Jewellery is universal and ancient jewellery styles can seem very contemporary, attractive to collectors, particularly if wearable.

Ancient Chinese 'heavenly' horses

The ancient Chinese tradition of grave goods led to some of the most bewitching pottery horse sculptures of the Ancient World.

Egyptian scarabs - divine dung beetles

The divine scarab dung beetle rolling his Sun ball across the sky gave rise to the mass use of scarab amulets and seals in Ancient Egypt.

Roman glass - eastern invention meets empire

Romans of empire had a history of prolific use of glass. Roman glass artifacts can often be affordable to collectors of antiquities today.

Lighting up antiquity - themes for collecting oil lamps

Introduction to oil lamps from antiquity, with suggested themes for collectors, including ancient oil lamps for sale.

Shabtis - take a work crew with you into the Afterlife

Focus on key features of Ancient Egyptian shabtis, worker figures ready to assist the deceased in the Afterlife.

Portable blessings - medieval pilgrims' ampullae

Focus on late-medieval pilgrim ampullae or flasks for holding holy water from Christian shrines.

The magical powers of Ancient Egyptian amulets

What draws us to these highly personal and yet mass-produced miniature objects, so important for a charmed life, before and after death?

What's to love about ancient pottery from the Near East?

Focus on what we love about ancient pottery from the Near East and Holy Land.

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