Christie’s Auction House
Christie’s to auction Egyptian artifacts online
Archaeology
June 3, 2020
Christie’s to auction Egyptian artifacts online
Christie’s auction house in London announced that it will be selling a group of Egyptian, Roman and other antiquities in…
How King Tut exhibitions became a multimillion-dollar industry
Features/Interviews
November 29, 2019
How King Tut exhibitions became a multimillion-dollar industry
In 1922, Howard Carter made the most exciting archaeological discovery of the 20th century. Working with backing from George Herbert,…
Egypt asks to prevent departure of Tutankhamun bust from UK
Egypt
July 7, 2019
Egypt asks to prevent departure of Tutankhamun bust from UK
Egypt has sent an official request to the UK asking that the departure of a 3,000-year-old Tutankhamun stone bust be…
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry, state agencies urgently discuss King Tut auction
Egypt
July 6, 2019
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry, state agencies urgently discuss King Tut auction
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry will hold an urgent meeting on Monday with various state agencies to the measures Egypt must take…
Selling of Tutankhamun head a dark chapter in history of Christie’s auction: Archaeologist
Egypt
July 4, 2019
Selling of Tutankhamun head a dark chapter in history of Christie’s auction: Archaeologist
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass said that the selling of the bust of Tutankhamun is a dark chapter in the history of…
EU ambassador backs Egypt’s efforts to recover smuggled antiquities
Archaeology
June 18, 2019
EU ambassador backs Egypt’s efforts to recover smuggled antiquities
European Union Ambassador to Egypt Ivan Surkos put forward his support for Egypt’s efforts to recover its smuggled and stolen…
Tutankhamun for sale
Opinion
June 18, 2019
Tutankhamun for sale
When Christie’s put for sale the bust of the god Amun depicting the king and golden Pharaoh Tutankhamun, all lovers…
Egypt urges Britain to stop selling 32 ancient artifacts
Egypt
June 15, 2019
Egypt urges Britain to stop selling 32 ancient artifacts
Egyptian Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek has appealed to the British Public Prosecution to halt the sale of 32 ancient Egyptian…
Sotheby and Christie’s auctions go head to head selling ancient Egyptian artifacts on 3rd July
Archaeology
July 2, 2018
Sotheby and Christie’s auctions go head to head selling ancient Egyptian artifacts on 3rd July
Christie’s and Sotheby’s British auction houses are set to go through fierce competition on July 3, auctioning off ancient…
King Farouk watch to be auctioned off in Dubai Friday
Fashion
March 20, 2018
King Farouk watch to be auctioned off in Dubai Friday
The British Christie’s Auction House is expected to auction off a rare gold watch once owned by Egypt’s King Farouk…