Objects collected for display were obtained from entrepreneurs who would then offer them for a fee to collectors. The collectors were then responsible for the maintenance of the cabinets and would be re-paid through viewership fees or through obtaining rare collections of natural items (Zytaruk‚ 2011). The wonders and marvels used through these displays would also
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TUTANKHAMUNS TOMB One of the most fascinating tools aiding in the discovery of Ancient Egyptian society was the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Discovered in the early twentieth century by Howard Carter‚ King Tutankhamen’s tomb provided the world with an intake of Egyptian lifestyles. Golden Mask Tutankhamun was a young Egyptian pharaoh and was considered to be a living god and worshipped as a divine being. His social status is clearly seen as a divine being as he had a miraculous golden funeral mask
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this gleaming beauty‚ I began to wonder “why coins?” An interest in any normal hobby was too easily managed. Suddenly it hit me; I knew this would be it. The thirst for water to a lost soul at sea was little comparison to the nature of this hidden treasure. I wanted to understand the need for a coin. The unanswered “Why?” became a burden tortuously clawing at my thoughts. What would be the point to collecting? Why do people collect them? I then raced to the nearest coin shop begging for an explanation
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Hussain Almerdaie English 93 Professor: Smith May 31‚ 2014 European Treasure Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering were the two most powerful men in the Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. During this period they used force to get what they wanted which is art. They both loved art and what they coveted most is Vermeer’s painting which was considered special. In "Modern Art and Politics in Prewar Germany" by Stephenie Barron states that Hitler had personal interest in art but never took it
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We consider Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” to be one of the greatest works of art known to man. People discuss how perfectly proportionate her face is‚ and how great a portrayal of the human face it is. However‚ no one comments on a similar work of art from a much‚ much earlier time; “The Lady of Warka”. The Lady of Warka is considered to be the “Mona Lisa of Mesopotamia”. It is one of the earliest relief sculptures known to man (Iraqi Artifact‚ 1). This wonderful artifact teaches a great deal about how
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Strategic Plan‚ Part I: Conceptualizing a Business By Cynthia Williams BUS/475 - INTEGRATED BUSINESS TOPICS Instructor: RONALD STORM Name of Store: My Legacy Closet Treasures Mission Statement: “Where Old Legacy Become New Treasures.” There are important considerations when developing the strategic plan. The vision‚ mission and values that is highly important to any planning of a new business. These are the factors that will work together to provide a well-rounded strategic design
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invention of the crown cork bottle stopper‚ this problem was eliminated‚ and soda bottles could be stored standing upright.[2] Crown corks are collected by people around the world who admire the variety of designs and relative ease of storage.[3][4] Collectors tend to prefer the term crown cap over corks. In Mexico‚ these are called corcholatas. In Spain as well as in South America‚ the name chapitas is used‚ while in the Philippines the term tansan is employed. After the discs of metal destined to be
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SALAR JUNG MUSEUM -HISTORY The Salar Jung Museum was established in 1951. The major portion of the collection of the museum was acquired by Mir Yousuf Ali Khan‚ popularly known as Salar Jung III. In the absence of any direct descendants of Salar Jung III‚ the Government of India appointed a Committee to administer the Salar Jung Estate. Later on with the idea of perpetuating his name‚ the Salar
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introduced to the concept of garbage early in novel. Within the first few pages we meet both the unnamed narrator‚ as well as his late mother‚ through the removal of the thirty garbage bags containing what’s left of her belongings. “The two trash collectors hop down form their vehicles and stand there‚ dumbstruck‚ contemplating the mountain of bags piled up on the asphalt. The first one‚ looking dismayed‚ pretends to count them. I start to worry; have I infringed some city bylaw that limits the number
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Pavlenko - guard of the club Tatiana Peltzer - Madame Petukhova (Vorobyaninov’s mother-in-law) Victor Proskurin - Nicolay Kalachov Mark Prudkin - Bartholomew Korobeinikov Michael Svetin - Engineer Bruns Nicholay Skorobogatov –Tikhon refuse-collector Oleg Tabakov - Alchen "blue thief" Lydia Fedoseeva-Shukshina - Madame Gritsatsuyeva Elena Shanina - Ellochka-cannibal The plot: In the Soviet Union in 1927‚ a former member of the nobility‚ Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobyaninov‚ works as a desk
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