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The first Europeans to arrive in Australia made note of the cultural artifacts they encountered. Artifacts such as weapons, drawings, sheets of bark and engravings were collected as colonized culture and housed in scientific and natural history museums where they shared the space with geological, plant and animal specimens. These objects were initially collected as curiosities and as sources of information about the “exotic” native and places. Later they were ordered in typological sequence to demonstrate

The display of Benin art in museum and galleries reflect the attitudes and perceptions of Europeans towards non-western artefacts, especially African. Thus as European attitudes change towards non-western art since the discovery of Benin art in 1897, Benin art has been revaluated and re-categorised. Initially there was a great deal of debate about Benin art and its display, as it did not equate with the perceptions then held about Africa. Until the British conquest of Benin in 1897, little was

A formal analysis, contextualizing, and compare and contrast of the Egyptian sculpture of Isis nurturing Horus and the Byzantine icon, The Virgin of Vladimir This essay aims to investigate two different time periods in the history of art. It will scrutinize the influence that the respective societal contexts had on the different artists, which in turn, caused them to arrange the formal elements in a specific way. I will be examining an Egyptian sculpture of the god Isis nursing Horus, her son

between the modern Britain and Greece about the Elgin Marbles. These Marbles are pieces of stone that were removed from the Ancient Greek Parthenon, during the nineteenth century by Thomas Bruce, Seventh Lord Elgin. They are now located in the British Museum. Therefore, the Greece government demands for their Elgin Marbles or the Parthenon Sculptures to be send back to their rightful home, Greece. In the modern days the argument has arisen about weather or not they should return the Elgin Marbles

in British Museum, to a single one storey housing extension. As the population grows while land not shrinking, it certainly raises concerns from the experts in the field of architecture. We need more space. As we all know technologies are getting better and better every year, we now have some more innovative buildings than before, but it is always good to have conserve the old buildings. In this case, that’s when extension architecture can serve its purpose. The Great Court in British Museum originally

Museum Repatriation In 2011, the Egyptian Revolution sparked not only dramatic social and political changes in Egypt, but also drastic changes around the world. For years the former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs, Zahi Hawass, unapologetically demanded the return of some of Ancient Egypt’s most valuable treasures including: the Rosetta Stone, the Statue of Hatshepsut, the Luxor Obelisk, the Zodiac Ceiling and Nefertiti’s Bust. He went as far as to formally demand them back and label

first appear after contact with the Portuguese, following which there was a resurgence in bronze sculptures, probably as a result of the increased wealth and confidence of Benin. How and why have European attitudes to the display of Benin art in museums and galleries changed? It is proposed to show that the ethos of European colonial expansion largely defined and classified Benin art and dictated how it should be interpreted and displayed when first seen in European

Kenzay Rivers Ms. Finney How did the religion of ancient Greeks played a role in their daily lives? 10 November 2016 How did the religion of ancient Greeks played a role in their daily lives? In the ancient Greek world, religion was personal, direct, and present in its citizens’ daily lives. During this time, they participated in animal sacrifices and offerings, created myths to explain the beginning of the human race and gave reverence to their gods by building temples which controlled the

Valle recorded the existence of ancient bricks appearing to be stamped with ancient inscriptions on black marbles thought to be seals. In 1853 until 1854, Ur was first excavated for the first by John George Taylor, as British Consulate who worked on behalf of the British Museum. Taylor conducted this excavation due to orders from the Foreign Office. Taylor’s excavation discovered the remains of the Ziggurat of Ur which was then covered by sand at the time. It was due to Taylor’s discovery of the

Billie Ingram-Sofokleous bi387 Object Description The object is an Ancient Greek ceramic pot known as an Attic vase produced using clay. Having looked on the British Museum database, a ‘stamnos’1 vase used for storing liquids. ‘The vase was decorated using a fine clay slip…a liquid mixture of clay and water which would eventually turn black during the firing process’’2. The shape of the vase is squat and a rounded hollow shape with stout handles that curl upwards to help with handling. It looks to