antiquities

/ ænˈtɪkwɪtɪz /

plural noun

remains or relics, such as statues, buildings, or coins, that date from ancient times

Britain refuses to listen, but has shocked the art world by secretly loaning one of the antiquities to Russia.

But when it comes to the value of antiquities for human history, the sum of the parts is not greater than the whole.

Something is clearly amiss in the global antiquities market.

Until scholars and collectors stop buying, antiquities dealers have no incentive to stop selling.

Alongside Turkish antiquities dealers there are those looking to sell family heirlooms.

Rouen is interesting for its antiquities, including several venerable and richly adorned Churches which I had no time to visit.

This library is considered the most valuable and extensive in American history and antiquities, ever collected.

He edited nearly forty works, some of them classics, but principally relative to ancient English history and antiquities.

Thomas Moule died in London, aged 67; a well known writer to the extent of many volumes on topographic and heraldic antiquities.

One danger was past, but the next minute Mr. Harrison opened his Smith's 'Antiquities' at the page where stood the black witness.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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