More than 3,000 years ago, in the port city of Ugarit on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, the scribes inscribed a song in the Hurrian language on a clay tablet.
A bifacially crafted arrowhead made of white quartzite has become the most remarkable discovery at an archaeological excavation in northern Sweden.
The book, which was only expected to fetch between £10,000-£12,000 at auction, attracted hundreds of bidders from all over the world.
A Second Flemish Gem Comes to Light
1st August 2025
In line with the BBC’s popular new series Fake or Fortune?, investigating an artwork’s authenticity and provenance is an integral part of the expertise offered by every department specialist at Woolley and Wallis.
In this latest work, the astronomers detected excess emissions in the infrared spectra of these objects, showing that six of them have emissions associated with warm dust.
The Hilarious Reprisal of “Washington’s Dream” in Nate Bargatze’s SNL Performance.
