as in ancientness
the state of being something old
despite their indisputable antiquity, many of the carvings look like they could have been made yesterday
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While Christie’s handled that sale, Sotheby’s later teamed up with Pierre Bergé & Associés to sell hundreds of items spanning from antiquity to modern art culled from the businessman’s homes in Paris, Normandy, Provence and Morocco.
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Third places, which are informal spots to gather outside of home and work for socializing, have been features of societies going back to antiquity, from Greek agora and Viennese cafés to barber shops and Burger King dining rooms.
—Adam Chandler, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
The smaller shrine was found to contain a dais that appears to have been severely damaged in antiquity.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Lebanon is full of antiquities like the Greco-Roman ruins, Crusader castles and Ottoman architecture, but some have been damaged in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Third places, which are informal spots to gather outside of home and work for socializing, have been features of societies going back to antiquity, from Greek agora and Viennese cafés to barber shops and Burger King dining rooms.
—Adam Chandler, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
The smaller shrine was found to contain a dais that appears to have been severely damaged in antiquity.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Lebanon is full of antiquities like the Greco-Roman ruins, Crusader castles and Ottoman architecture, but some have been damaged in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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