Read the following extract from reading 2.2 ‘Benin antiquities at the British Museum’ and look at Plates 3.1.14 British officers of the Benin punitive expedition with bronzes and ivories taken from the royal compound‚ Benin City‚ 1897 and 3.2.24 Display of Benin bronzes in the Sainsbury African Galleries‚ the British Museum‚ 2005 in the AA100 Illustration Book. How do the different contexts of display reflect different attitudes to the art of Benin? At the end of the 19th century‚ Africa was
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for example- the re-unification of the “weary Herakles” was anything but a positive development. This essay will cover the arguments for and against repatriation‚ look to establish a structure of principles and then use as an example the Benin “bronzes (actually brass) held not only in the British Museum but in museums worldwide‚ including the Pitt Rivers in Oxford. The key arguments for repatriation are that:- 1. Artefacts are enriched by being viewed in their place of origin 2. They
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MUSEUMS AND THEIR VOICES A CONTEMPORARY STUDY OF THE BENIN BRONZES WRITTEN BY Charlotta Dohlvik SUPERVISORS Staffan Lundén and Peter Davis Master’s Dissertation‚ May 2006 International Museum Studies‚ Museion‚ Göteborg University 1 ABSTRACT........................................................................................................................................................... 4 1. BACKGROUND ...........................................................................
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Egypt and China were two extremely well developed ancient civilizations. Although similar in many ways‚ they differed in the way they ran their monarchies‚ their use and development of bronze metallurgy‚ and their religious belief and worships. There are many possible reasons for these differences. Egypt and China had similar governments in which they were both monarchies‚ but the way they were run differed. Although Egypt and China had strong monarchy governments‚ Egypt developed one ruler‚ the
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one to two paragraphs describing this process. –Bronze Metallurgy In Egypt‚ the transfer from stone to bronze had a huge impact their culture. Bronze greatly strengthened Egypt’s military‚ which allowed them to defend themselves‚ and over through other neighboring cultures. The bronze allowed them to create new weapons and strengthen the ones they were already using. Another aspect of the growth of bronze metallurgy was the trade aspect. Bronze was the idea material for these weapons due to its
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These swords are made of bronze Date of creation of the Artifact: These Swords were found in Transylvania in 17th century BC Artifact Provenance: They were found in Homeric Troy Where artifact is located now: These unique Mycenaean swords are located in Romania. They are seven swords out of nine which were found in Transylvania. What attracted me in these swords is that they are so superior and unique and on top of that they have Minoan symbols on them. Again‚ these bronzes were said to have sunken
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also questioned whether these Benin bronzes were “‘relics’ of a lost African civilisation” (Coombes‚ 1994a‚ ‘Reinventing Africa...’‚ in Loftus‚ 2008‚ p.52) that has subsequently reverted back to a more primitive society. The present location of these artefacts is the result of the biased British perception of Benin society. The British intention was to be “benevolent educators” (Coombes‚ 1994a‚ ‘Reinventing Africa...’‚ in Loftus‚ 2008‚ p. 53) on the Benin bronzes‚ controversially claiming altruistic
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Late Harappan (Cemetery H); Ochre Coloured Pottery Localisation Era 1900-1700 Harappan 4 1700-1300 Harappan 5 1300-300 Painted Gray Ware‚ Northern Black Polished Ware (Iron Age) Indo-Gangetic TraditionThe Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) that was located in the western region[1] of the Indian Subcontinent[2][3]. Flourishing around the Indus River basin‚ the civilization[n 1] primarily centered along the Indus and the Punjab
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Tonya Lewis George Lewis HIS 101 August 17‚ 2011 Compare the Paleolithic Age‚ Neolithic Age‚ and the Bronze Age. The Paleolithic and Neolithic culture can be compared in many ways because the Paleolithic culture was a gateway for the Neolithic era. They also contrast because the Neolithic people transitioned and advanced the skills of the Paleolithic people to become a more settled agrarian people. The period called the Paleolithic Age‚ or Old Stone Age‚ began with
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hollow object‚ the method of making this bronze object may through the lost wax bronze casting‚ this technique was one of the oldest and well-known method from ancient Roman time. There is an indirect and direct process in lost wax bronze casting. The first method was the simplest process in the ancient time first surrounded a model with clay and then heated and removed the hardened clay. Next‚ poured molten metal into the mold. When the metal cooled‚ the new bronze object was created. (Richard‚ S 2007)
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