Not only can you purchase antiquities from Phoenix Ancient Art, but there are beautiful catalogs available which discuss interesting subjects which many of the antiquities available at Phoenix are examples of.
For example, Ali and Hicham Aboutaam published a catalog entitled “Exotics of the Classical World.”
Within this catalog 40 separate pieces are discussed in depth in English, with a full French translation of each description available in an appendix at the back.
The premise of this collection is a counterpoint to what has come to be accepted as the theme of Greco-Roman antiquities and the neo-classical movement of the 19th century. In opposition to the traditional notion of the ‘Greek-Roman’ ideal of beauty, idealism, elegance and nobility, the “Exotics” collection point to a different standard, that of the unusual, strange, picturesque, and even ugly, at times.
Delve into the world of “Exotics” with the Aboutaam brothers, and get a taste of something different.




