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be put up for display in another country's museum? Specifically, ones that were stolen. B. Comparative example to understand perspective i. Imagine the Declaration of Independence or Abraham Lincoln's casket being stolen and perhaps sold in the black market

was used as a gunpowder store. An explosion happened and damaged the majority of the sculptures. By 1805, the British ambassador gathered half of the remaining sculptures and brought them back to London. In 1816, the sculptures were on display at the British Museum. (British Museum) Now that Athens have a stable museum to hold the sculptures in, they should be given back. The Athenian museum has recently opened to the

winged lions, which Layard insisted be kept intact, unlike similar lamassu from Khorsabad that had been cut into smaller sections for their transportation to the Louvre Museum. Layard moved his winged lions whole, much in the same way they had originally been transported to Nimrud in antiquity. His findings were shipped to The British Museum where they became the centerpiece of their art.” 1 This sentence from his book shows how much he wanted to preserve the art and architecture of Nimrud. Sir Layard

Assignment 01 Part 1: Using no more than 250 words, write a description of the object depicted in Figures 1 and 2 The Red Figure Caylx-Krater is 45.72cm in height, with handles on either side indicating that the object is intended for holding; therefore the object could be used for drinking from or perhaps pouring from. The object is black with terracotta decoration; it is decorated around the top with a pattern that continues all the way around. There is also a repeating pattern of small squares

However, archaeology has very large impacts in the world today. Firstly, archaeology is vastly important because it is very relevant to how we understand human history today. The study of archeology is not just important because it contributes to museums and writes history books. Without the work, projects, and excavations conducted by archeologists, we would not have the valuable understanding of past humans and their interactions with the objects, society, and world around them. In addition, many

would not be placed in the same conditions that they were in previously, but given a new home in at the new Acropolis Museum “ reunited” to their original home. It would be literally impossible to actually place them back on the Parthenon because it is now in ruins. The Greeks would be willing to allow the marbles to visit to different well known museums, such as the British Museum. It has been a concern out the Greece is in economic turmoil and deals with heavy pollution. Those excuses however are

were built in dedication to the goddess Athena in the honorably named Athens. Through warfare and time itself little over half of all statues have survived to this day. Of those sculptures some reside in the Acropolis Museum in Athens and the rest are on display in the British Museum in London. While the validity of Britain’s legal attainment of these statues is debatable the lacking moral premise of such collection is undisputable. Britain simply cannot own therefore display that which is not theirs

peoples or blatantly stolen; showing a distinct disregard for cultures outside of their own. By the fifteenth century, the exploitation of artefacts had begun. Many of these, throughout history, have been handed over into the protection of museums. International museums, home to many ancient artefacts, should return the artefacts in their possession to the cultures and the countries of their origins. The ancient artefacts that were taken without permission,

housed in museums in countries other than the country where the treasures were discovered or made. If the country of origin decides that it wants a museum to return these treasures, does a museum ever have a right to refuse that request? Some people feel that refusing such a request is truly cultural theft. Others, however, arguethat there are cases when the museum, not the nation, has a stronger right to ownership. Museums should have to give the artifacts back. The magic of museums is that they

those sculptures and artistic cravings from the Parthenon where they have now been in possession of British Museum for more than 200 years. There has been a stir between