(1)What happened to the British Empire in the late 1600s?A.It was founded.B.It controlled the world.C.It started collecting artifacts.(2)Which item or items were undisputed?A.The Roman vase.B.The Rosetta Stone.C.The Benin Bronzes.(3)Where were the Parthenon Sculptures acquired from?A....
The other is the Benin bronzes, brought back by British soldiers from what is now southern Nigeria, in the late 19th century. 其中最著名的例子之一就是与希腊就雅典帕台农神庙大理石楣板的长期争端,托马斯·埃尔金在19世纪早期收购了这些大理石楣板,随后卖给了大英博物馆。另一件是19世纪末英国士兵从现在的...
But recently many museums have been criticised for stealing ancient treasures during imperial times –the age of the British empire. 但最近,因在帝国时代英国窃取大量古代宝藏,许多博物馆受到批评。 Many argue that these treasures, such as the famous Parthenon marbles and Benin bronzes, should be return...
after my grandfather’s death, we began the long process of clearing out the house in Buckinghamshire where he’d lived since 1945. Lying under the water tank was a wide, black tin trunk filled with old weapons. Buried beneath scraps of newspaper were empty scabbards, ceremonial sabres with ...
While others believe that it was purely a matter of technology and state of the mind. The styles and techniques of Igbo-Ukwu were completely different from that of Benin and Ife bronzes. This research aims at finding out the correlation between the peaceful, stable and spiritually evolved ...