How did they manage it? Those young men who set out on their educational journeys, traveling through Europe by horse and carriage. Rattling vehicles on their way to knowledge, ancient ruins, and perhaps the occasional souvenir to bring home. Like the incredible model of the temple in Paestum, entirely made of cork. Perhaps an ushabti from the 19th Dynasty, with its original painting still intact and nearly three millennia old. Or the Roman vase in turquoise-colored glass?
As Stockholms Auktionsverk now brings the classical ideal of education into focus, they present over 60 lots where the term "antiquity" truly comes into its own. Take the chance to bid on a micro-mosaic depicting the Colosseum, an Egyptian kohl jar, or an exceptionally magnificent and richly ornamented chest from the Romanesque period.
