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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

Invaluable

While age might leave artifacts fragile or damaged, time has also embellished Chinese works of art with enduring beauty and relevancy. Sold for $650,000 HKD via Bonhams (Dec 2021). Sold for $1,300 USD via Rapid Estate Liquidators and Auction Gallery (July 2018). Bian Wenjin, (15th Century), Crane, Pheasant and Peony.

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Great Discoveries: 2,000-Year-Old Spoon Found on the Isle of Man

WorthPoint

Some experts said the spoon may have served as an Iron Age shaman used to predict the future. “It has been suggested that liquid of some form would have been poured into the spoon which has the cross, and whatever quarter it landed in would tell something about the future,” Fox noted.

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(Backgrounder) Rubble, Control, Dependence: What Infrastructure Tells Us about Israel/Palestine

American Anthropological Association

Sewage-contaminated water has led to diarrhea, which has already affected one third of children under the age of five as of Spring 2024. Diarrhea accelerates dehydration and malnutrition. Diarrhea also increases the need for facilities like toilets and showers.