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The Ancient Olympics

by Howard Nowes for the 2004 Games - 11/19/2004

The Ancient OlympicsWhat we know today about the ancient games is based on archaeological evidence and ancient written text. The Olympics officially began in 776 BC and ran until the Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius outlawed Pagan festivals in 394 AD. This was a 1200 year uninterrupted span for the Games which was held at Olympia every 4 years....

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Our Philosophy on Collecting

Press Release - 01/01/2007

Collecting antiquities is a unique passion. Like other collecting pursuits there is the thrill of the hunt, the refinement of one’s ‘eye’, the satisfaction in building up, piece by piece, a good grouping of objects , etc., etc.. But unlike the others, antiquities provide another dimension, which is the palpable connection across...

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Why Ancient Greeks Are Always Nude

Nudity was a costume used by artists to depict various roles of menMale nudes are the norm in Greek art, even though historians have stated that ancient Greeks kept their clothes on for the most part. New research suggests that art might have been imitating life more closely than previously thought. Nudity was a costume used by artists to depict...

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Ancient Egyptian Funerary Items as Collectible

Howard Nowes - 07/26/2007

The Egyptians were particularly religious people obsessed by death and their preoccupation with the after life was to create the perfect harmony they found in the Egyptian living environment. In general it was believed that the best existence of man after life is composed of what was thought as the best and the most desired style of life on earth....

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Swine Art

Howard Nowes - 10/16/2009

Swine Art is Fine Art Announcement for opening 'Pigs thoughtout Ancient, Ethnographic and Asia Art'

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Guideline in Acquisitions of Archaeological Material and Ancient Art

Association of Art Museum Directors - 06/04/2010

Guideline in Acquisitions of Archaeological Material reguarding Ancient Art

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Appraising Ancient art in Current Market Conditions

Howard M. Nowes AAA - 10/03/2012

I composed this for the profesional appraising community, so one can quickly and efficiently be broughgt up to date on how market dynamics; political and economic, have affected values of Ancient art and antiquities.