Ali Aboutaam, along with his brother Hicham, love what they do. They are passionately committed to bringing beautiful art objects of past ages to as many people as possible. Among Phoenix Ancient Art’s clients are some of the world’s greatest museums. When ancient art is on display in a museum setting the wealth of the world’s cultures is shared as widely as possible.
Of course private individuals and collectors purchase antiquities with the desire to enrich their environment, with the beauty and meaning that come from such objects. But along with the privilege of owning and enjoying rare artifacts of extraordinary beauty comes the responsibility of actually acting as a custodian for each work of art. Ultimately these objects that have come down to us through hundreds and in some cases thousands of years cannot really belong to any one individual. These ancient works of art belong to our communal culture and heritage. Each individual owner is really escorting the object through time so that it continues to “live” in a certain sense, into the future generations.
Ali Aboutaam says it best: “Our clients never really own any of these works, but merely look after them in their best possible interest (restoration, conservation, studying, publishing, exhibiting, etc…), for only a brief time span, until parting, and then someone else, be it an individual or an institution, takes over that responsibility.”
The Aboutaams and Phoenix Ancient Art believe in what they do, and it is their wish and goal that as many people as possible can enjoy the privilege of owning objects of beauty and historical significance.