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Globalisation is enhancing criminogenic asymmetries — and crimes across classes: Nikos PassasArt crimes are increasingly sophisticated, with criminals exploiting loopholes in global financial systems and international cooperation. P...
2,000-yr-old book, written by the 1st Christian monks, may fetch $2.6 mn at auctionThe Crosby-Schoyen Codex - written in Coptic on papyrus around 250-350 AD, and produced in one of the first Christian monasteries - has an ...
Dazzling tiara worn at two British coronations, diamond that once belonged to King Farouk among jewels being auctioned by Christie'sThe glittering pieces are going under the hammer in the auction house's Magnificent Jewels sale in the Swiss city.
Ancient Hebrew Bible may fetch whopping $50 mn at New York auctionThe Codex Sassoon is set to go on the block at Sotheby's in New York in May.
Egyptians urge British museum to return the 'icon of their identity' the Rosetta StoneEgyptians have termed Britain's possession of the stone as an act of 'cultural violence'.
US returns 30 looted Bronze Age artworks to CambodiaThe artwork had been stolen during the wars in Cambodia in the 1970s.
Egypt collector preserves hundreds of classic carsEgypt's layered history makes it a treasure trove for antiques. Egypt, a former British protectorate, was a destination for Europeans in th...
Egypt collector preserves over 250 vintage, antique and classic carsA fleet of this size would rank him among the world's top classic car collectors.
Indian teenager named by UN to 2020 Class of Young Leaders for Sustainable Development GoalsUdit Singhal, an 18-year-old boy from India has been named by the United Nations to the 2020 cohort of young leaders for the Sustainable De...
Retired entrepreneur collects rare & vintage postmarks, has around 25K postal coversSushil Mehra's collection tracks the history of India & Bengaluru.
Chief election commissioner VS Sampath to demit office tomorrowDiminutive and low-profile throughout his career--whether in the IAS or in the commission, Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath, turns 65 tomorrow.
Fresh arrivals brighten up art sale canvasA Mumbai-based art collector put a painting by Jehangir Sabavala up for auction in Delhi last week and it fetched Rs 3 crore.
Saffronart to host first major art auction in DelhiThe auctioneers, which calls itself India's largest platform for fine and collectibles is scheduled to host the Saffronart Modern Evening S...
19th century photographs to make a comeback at Sotheby'sPhotographs, dating from the early 19th century to the current decade, will make a return to Sotheby's in London at a sale on 7 May 2014.
Christie’s to hold Islamic Art Week in AprilAn abundance of riches from the Islamic and Indian worlds will transform Christie’s two London salerooms during Islamic Art Week from 8-11 ...
Sotheby’s to present The Orientalist Sale as part of Orientalist & Islamic WeekOrientalist paintings are today coveted by collectors and institutions in the Middle Eastern and North African.
- Where to shop in London, Japan, New York, Paris & world's other best shopping destinations
With little time left to shop during your overseas trips, ET-Travel plays guide to tell you where exactly to head at the world's best shopp...
- Tomb of Tutankhamun discoverer Howard Carter remembered with a Google doodle
Google has featured a doodle on its homepage today to celebrate the birthday of Howard Carter, who was an English archaeologist and Egyptol...
Dubai's where Indian and global art meet: Antonia Carver, Director, Art DubaiThe Dubai-based Carver, who studied anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, is now director of the annually-staged and internationally...
- Bonham's sale of Indian & Islamic artworks generates $1,149,960
Leading international auctioneer Bonham’s sale of Indian and Islamic artworks has generated total revenues of £1,149,960.