Each object that Phoenix Ancient Art presents is personally selected by us for its intrinsic beauty, aesthetic value, and historical importance.

On November 7-11, 2024, Phoenix Ancient Art will proudly present a curated selection of this iconic jeweler’s ancient treasures at the Salon Art + Design show, held at the Park Avenue Armory. Fred Leighton Greek Medusa Necklace

Hicham Aboutaam is the co-founder of Phoenix Ancient Art and the owner of Electrum, the exclusive agent in New York. He attended the University of Michigan where he earned a degree in art history before joining Ali and Sleiman in the family business.

This bronze statuette of Herakles embodies the Classical tradition and, like its close parallel in the collection of the Walters Art Museum, is among the earliest known replicas of a sculptural type called the Weary Herakles or Hercules Farnese, which is named after the famous version first recorded as being in the Palazzo Farnese in 1556. Now ...

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Wooden sculptures appeared very early in Egyptian art, from the early Historical period onwards, but they were produced in greater number as of the Old Kingdom above all.

Art market, prior to 1950s; Ex-Elie Bustros Collection, Beirut, Lebanon, 1950-1960s.

Art market, prior to 1996; Ex-Swiss private collection; American private collection acquired in 1996.

Art market, prior to 1950s; Ex-collection Sancey, Switzerland; collected in the 1950s-1960s.

Phoenix Ancient Art. 6 rue Verdaine 1204 Geneva, Switzerland +41 22 318 80 10 [email protected]. Electrum. 725 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor New York, New York +1 212 288 7518 [email protected]. Young Collectors. 9 rue Etienne Dumont 1204 Geneva, Switzerland +41 22 301 9378 [email protected]. Facebook.