Thfire.com Everyday news that matters A Mayan sculpture sold in an auction at paris for $4.2m is actually a fake one, says Mexican officials The French auction house Drouot maintains that the statue, of a masked figure carrying a shield, is genuine and more than 1,000 years old. But Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History says it does not match the style of the ... Read More »
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U.S. town demolished over lead contamination
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Most of its residents left, the school closed, the city government was disbanded and starting this week nearly every commercial building in Picher, Oklahoma, will be demolished. But the owner of the last-remaining open business in Picher, which has been vacated over the years because of lead contamination, is not ready to go. “It’s not ... Read More »
Lehman Brothers Artwork Up for Auction
Artworks that used to adorn the walls and halls of Lehman Brothers’ offices in London is up for auction. They are expecting it to fetch at least 2 million pounds. So, who wants to bid on bankrupt company’s artworks ? I think the reason that the company failed itself is going to propel the auction. The artworks are going to ... Read More »