antiquities

British

/ ænˈtɪkwɪtɪz /

plural noun

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

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Cooperation is key for Unesco as well, and its ties to antiquities authorities in Lebanon led it to flag 39 additional cultural sites on its International List of Cultural Property under Enhanced Protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Visitors to the Getty Villa in Los Angeles—the oceanside site of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s antiquities collection—have good reason to curse Theodosius as they gaze upon the sublime portrait of Isidora, painted around A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

She said the antiquities department and staff worked to "preserve a historic and cultural heritage that belongs to all Libyans".

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

It has everything: cyphers, priceless antiquities, a rogue circus troupe.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

The government forbade any trafficking in Indian antiquities and had given the priest a general concession, authorizing him to catalogue whatever he found and hand it over to the museum.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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