Greek, Roman, Egyptian & Other Antiquities

Artefacts found buried in the ground by metal detectors across the UK has yet again increased Treasure finds allowing museums to boost their collections.

An Egyptian polychrome painted limestone relief from the 12th dynasty has been bought by the State Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich, Germany.

More metal detective finds will have a chance to be saved for the nation under new rules set to come in next year.

A 4000-year-old limestone sculpture is to go on temporary display before returning to Iraq.

A discovery made by metal detectorists has been described as of national significance for archaeology.

Two more stagings of London fairs have been cancelled due to Covid-19.

The number of archaeological objects unearthed by the British public since the start of The British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has reached 1.5 million items.

The Greek ministry of culture has won a court ruling over auction house Sotheby’s involving the ownership of an 8th century BC horse figurine.

A group of Mesopotamian antiquities destined for collectors in the UK was discovered to be fake and seized in an operation by Border Force and the British Museum.

When coronavirus first led to a UK lockdown, some dealers reported feeling powerless to help or even to sell. Now traders are launching more and more efforts to transact while doing some good.

The number of items deemed to be Treasure and found by the UK public has hit a record high, according to new figures from the British Museum.

A well-preserved 3000-year-old Bronze age gold sun pendant, known as a bulla, has been bought by the British Museum after it was found by a metal detectorist in Shropshire in 2018.