Rosetta Stone - Kripa Marvadi - 10/15/17 1. Historical background of discovery - The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 in Rashid‚ Egypt by the French army. Specifically‚ it was found by Captain Bouchard‚ the French captain during the Napoleonic wars. The Rosetta Stone is a slab made of black basalt. Observing the image‚ the stone has an irregular shape and that it is missing corner parts on the top It weighs around 762 kg‚ and “approximately 3 feet 9 inches long‚ 2 feet 4 ½ inches wide‚ and 11
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The British Museum‚ home to 100 objects‚ explores and unravels fascinating truths of human history dating from two million years ago to the present. In each object‚ historians are able to establish what was important to individuals living at a specific point in time when the object was used or created. Objects such as the Maya Maize God Statue‚ the Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle‚ and the Chinese Zhou Ritual Vessel‚ reveal different rituals in various cultures. The unique cultural rituals associated
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Economic Factors? One of the main factor that made the Euphronios Krater take long before it would be taken back home was the economic factor. The Metropolitan Museum Art argued that the Greek people lacked the economic resources in protecting the artifact from adverse environmental conditions and theft. Again‚ they gained a lot of revenue when people came to see this artifact. Based on its design and unique appearance‚ this crate creates a lot of attraction and revenue and thus the British were
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went is at Ben Cab Museum‚ if you’re a paint lover or an abstract enthusiast you’ll love this place. This museum mostly has paintings and photography’s of some known painters and photographers. You can see the favourite subject of the maestro himself‚ namely Sabel. Although we didn’t have the chance to meet Sir Ben‚ we still enjoy roaming around the museum and learned some information about the paintings and photos that are displayed there. My first impression about the museum is that‚ it is a very
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approach the issue of returning previously taken artifacts. In 1970 and again in 1995 UNESCO made attempts to agree upon a standard of practice for returning the stolen artifacts and to address the artifacts already stolen and currently housed in museums and archives allover the world. Some of the more disputed artifacts include the Greeks “Elgin Marbles” currently in British possession‚ the “Benin Bronzes” currently in British possession‚ the Egyptian “Rosetta Stone” currently in British possession
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Columbus Room as Henry was designing the room along with bright colors and memorable tiles of his own creations. As Henry Mercer was creating and designing his home from the interior to the exterior‚ he decided that his own was going to be created into a museum so the world could also enjoy his home and all his handcrafted tile
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The Parthenon Marbles Dispute Several art museums around the world have been created with the sole purpose to culturally enlighten and entertain us. An appropriate example is the local Nelson Atkins Museum‚ right here in our own backyard of Kansas City‚ where collections from Asia‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ and Japan increase our understanding and appreciation for different geographical regions. In England‚ the British Museum is arguably one of the best in the world at displaying this kind of internationalism
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Hampshire Parks Department and IBM give grant money annually to the Seacoast science Center. E-As the internet grows and the amount of money will spend on luxury activities dwindles ‚ the Seacoast science center must deal with declining numbers of museum goers. S-Science related attractions have recently been declining in interest amongst the general population as sports and ambiguous entertainment grow . T-A lot of research has been done and seems to be plateauing ‚ plus there is only so much money
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Chua Mia Tee & Tan Swie Hian. Chua Mia Tee was born in 1931 in China. Chua was only six when he and his family migrated to Singapore in 1937 because of the Sino-Japanese war in China. At the age of 19‚ he began his art training under Chen Chong Swee at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. In his third year‚ the principal of NAFA‚ Lim Hak Tai‚ asked him if he could teach the afternoon class and Chua agreed to it. Upon graduation in 1952‚ he began to teach in the Academy. Between
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and corruption of England has allowed for the long-term confinement of a Greek monument within the dark and winding halls of a dusty British museum. Even as facts have repeatedly come out over the centuries showing just how corrupt Lord Elgin’s “noble” expedition was‚ the British Museum continues to deny Greece access to the art. To this day‚ the British Museum will not consider
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