| agent |
Heinrich Schliemann (German archaeologist, 1822-1890) |
| culturalContext |
Anatolian |
| date |
1873 (discovery) |
| description |
The so-called "Priam's Treasure" is a collection of 8830 objects made of gold, electrum,
silver, and bronze excavated from the mound of Hisarlik, Turkey. Original finds cataloged
after Schliemann's death by the German scholar Hubert Schmidt in 1902, who classified
them into 19 sub-groups identified by the Roman letters A through S.
Tostikov, Vladimir P.; The Gold of Troy. Searching for Homer's Fabled City, New York:
H. N. Abrams, 1996 [description source] |
| inscription |
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| location |
Hisarlik, Marmara, Turkey |
| material |
gold, electrum, silver, and bronze |
| measurements |
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| relation |
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| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Early Bronze Age |
| subject |
death or burial; decorative arts; historical; Troy (Extinct city); cultural artifacts;
goldwork; jewelry
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| technique |
metalworking |
| textref |
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| title |
Priam’s Treasure [popular, true, en]
Gold of Troy [collection] [descriptive, false, en] |
| worktype |
associated concepts; property (legal concept); treasure-trove; objects; grave goods |
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