Noun, : a bowl of great antiquity. ,the splendor of antiquity. From Dictionary.com.
In addition to oil, fortunes in antiquities lay beneath the desert sand. From Wordnik.com. [The Thieves of Baghdad] Reference
A nation's claim on antiquities is an attempt at national immortalization. From Wordnik.com. [The Curse of the Sevso Silver] Reference
The great museum of antiquities is at Boulak, pleasantly situated on the banks of the river. From Wordnik.com. [Three Months in the Soudan] Reference
Whether he continued to deal in antiquities I do not know, but to do so would have been dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Editor] Reference
I have studied the history of trans people in antiquities in all cultures as data provides us with. From Wordnik.com. [Are Black Transwomen Fighting A Lost Cause?] Reference
He had always had a passionate interest in Danish antiquities, and was much excited upon the appearance of. From Wordnik.com. [The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography] Reference
The theft of valuable antiquities from the home of a friend causes great concern in the Emerson household. From Wordnik.com. [Children of The Storm: Summary and book reviews of Children of The Storm by Elizabeth Peters.] Reference
Then, American soldiers did nothing as looters pillaged priceless antiquities from the National Museum of Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [Top Headlines from World Press Review] Reference
The looting of antiquities from the Iraq National Museum was not a good example of America's failure to protect Iraq's heritage. From Wordnik.com. [The Backside of War] Reference
We confess as well to an affection for the word "antiquities" -- and to the treasures it denotes. From Wordnik.com. [News for Richmond Times-Dispatch] Reference
"The theft of her antiquities was a blind, then, to remove suspicion from her?". From Wordnik.com. [The Mummy Case]
The Act defines the value of "antiquities" in terms of public benefit and knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [Federal Archaeologist] Reference
They spoke of 'antiquities' in a nearby hidden valley called Wadi Mousa - the Valley of Moses. From Wordnik.com. [Petra in Jordan: One of the 7 'New' Wonders of the World] Reference
At a hearing in Jerusalem court, police displayed partially completed "antiquities" allegedly discovered in Golan's Tel Aviv home. From Wordnik.com. [James Ossuary Owner Under Arrest] Reference
These "antiquities" at that time cost much less than modern furniture. From Wordnik.com. [Parisians in the Country] Reference
Stanish suspects that thirty percent of eBay's "antiquities" are obvious fakes, and a mere five percent are genuine. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Science] Reference
By checking a popular English dictionary from the early nineteenth century one discovers that "antiquities" includes "edifices,". From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
"antiquities," comparable to unfinished, perfect and defaced pictures. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy] Reference
India has begun a battle to reclaim its antiquities. From Wordnik.com. [The Jewels And The Crown] Reference
How well do we protect our precious art and antiquities?. From Wordnik.com. [Missing 'Priceless' Artwork? Call Robert Wittman] Reference
Illegal digging with an intent to traffic in antiquities. From Wordnik.com. [Treasures In The Tombs] Reference
He's written a book about his years recovering stolen art and antiquities. From Wordnik.com. [Missing 'Priceless' Artwork? Call Robert Wittman] Reference
Former antiquities curator Marion True is on trial in Rome for related charges. From Wordnik.com. [Murky Provenance] Reference
Sources told NEWSWEEK that four Americans survived by hiding among Luxor's antiquities. From Wordnik.com. [A New Breed Of Killers] Reference
Once upon a time like archeologists on a mission for antiquities, we excavated one another. From Wordnik.com. [The Forgetting Room 1-6] Reference
According to UNESCO, London, New York and Tokyo are the biggest markets for Afghan antiquities. From Wordnik.com. [Treasures In The Tombs] Reference
He's a retired FBI agent who spent many years tracking down stolen art, artifacts and antiquities. From Wordnik.com. [Missing 'Priceless' Artwork? Call Robert Wittman] Reference
Recently, they caught four people red-handed, with antiquities in their hands, and took them to jail. From Wordnik.com. [DONNY GEORGE] Reference
As U.S. troops took Baghdad, they were careful to protect oilfields but not 7,000-year-old antiquities. From Wordnik.com. [Conventional Wisdom] Reference
On Taiwan, the collection escaped Mao's Red Guards, who smashed private antiquities collections in the 1960s and '70s. From Wordnik.com. [Unburied Treasures] Reference
They are not even responding to Interpol announcements or appeals to protect their borders from smuggling Iraqi antiquities. From Wordnik.com. [DONNY GEORGE] Reference
First Naaman Diller, an ex-kibbutz member and known antiquities thief, confessed the crime to his wife just before his death. From Wordnik.com. [Time, Lost And Found] Reference
They recovered the head of a large Ramses statue and notified Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt's powerful antiquities department. From Wordnik.com. [Archeology: Unearthing Egypt's God Of, Er, 'Ferti] Reference
Experts on Asian culture regard the strip mining and wholesale export of China's antiquities as a loss beyond calculation or repair. From Wordnik.com. [Grave Robbers] Reference
To someone who digs for antiquities in vast ruins, the notion that China's past could appear insufficient must seem downright funny. From Wordnik.com. [The Uses Of The Past] Reference
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