He may not wear a fedora or carry a bullwhip, but Jethro Sverdloff, director at ArtAncient gallery, might just be London ’s own Indiana Jones . Together with his codirector Costas Paraskevaides, he buys ancient art and artifacts, investigates their provenance, and brings them back to life.

“We’re looking for wonderful things all day long, but it’s not just about finding something beautiful, but it’s about uncovering the story that the object holds,” Sverdloff says during an interview at the minimal, new-build gallery in Fulham, southwest London .

“Sometimes that information gets lost, and so a big part of the job for us is the research, and trying to reconnect those lost stories and that information with the objects,” he adds.

The directors will be showcasing some of their recent

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