Аннотация: Hay - straw or the magnetic pole of Heinrich Schliemann's Trojan gold. The note.
Hay - straw or the magnetic pole of Heinrich Schliemann's Trojan gold. The note.
A new study of Schliemann's Trojan gold has begun.
What for?
"But the main thing is that an end will be put in the long-term discussion about the authenticity of the" gold of Troy ". Many scholars accused Schliemann of forgery: allegedly he "invented" everything, made the decorations himself and passed them off as ancient in order to write his name in history." (The journalists relay information after the press conference about the start of a new research).
Milords!
All suspicions are based on a simple script.
On June 14, 1873, Schliemann discovered "Priam's Treasure". Schliemann had no intention of transferring values to the authorities of the Ottoman Empire.
From about June 28, 1873, Schliemann's correspondence began, with the aim of creating duplicates of the found gold items.
Heinrich Schliemann's letters on this matter and comments to them were published by Philipp Vandenberg in the book "Schliemann's Gold", Smolensk, 1996, pages 368 - 373. [Филипп Вандерберг "Золото Шлимана", Смоленск, 1996, страницы 368 - 373.].
First, this attempt by Schliemann led nowhere. No practical action followed these letters.
Secondly, in order to create duplicates, a jeweler of the highest qualification was needed, and in order to reincarnate into an ancient master and create "originals", one had to be a genius of the highest standard. The ancient craftsmen were distinguished by their manufacturing techniques, culture, and style of work.
A genius of the highest standard would be engaged in his own creativity (and would earn a lot of money on a legal basis), and not work (underground) for Schliemann (creating samples of the creativity of an ancient civilization). Why does a genius need such projects - especially since large European states were involved in the case?
No agreement was made with a jeweler of the highest qualification; and Schliemann did not meet a genius of the highest standard on his way.
As a result, Schliemann had to fight in process (in court) with the Ottoman Empire - instead of ending a dubious situation through the transfer of duplicates of finds to the empire.
The trial took place. Schliemann paid a large fine and a large compensation. As a result, a peace was restored between him and the Ottoman Empire, and Schliemann received a new firman with permission to resume excavations on the territory of the Ottoman Empire.
So, why a new study of authenticity is needed?
As practice shows, various kinds of movement of historical values are not a safe procedure for values.
In Paris, over the past 10 days, according to media reports, two jewelry stores have been robbed. Lovers of gold are not asleep !!!
A certain gold mining company has joined the new study of Schliemann's gold.
Does it really require the participation of a gold mining company to study several dozen gold objects using various devices and to photograph artifacts? (It seems that they have already been photographed many times; but endless photographing is the style of our time; and the new and new photographing can always be justified).
The gold mining company, it seems, is not an expert institution, not a scientific one...
Moreover, a number of publications claim that after Russia recognized the fact of keeping Schliemann's gold collection in museum depositories in Russia (1995), studies of gold artifacts from Schliemann's collection were carried out and their authenticity was reliably established.
"... In December 1994 - January 1995, a number of authoritative experts in the field of studying the cultures of the Bronze Age got the opportunity to get acquainted in detail with the Schliemann collection kept in the Pushkin Museum. They unanimously confirmed its authenticity and complete safety [state of preservation]. Exhibition "Treasures of Troy from the excavations of Heinrich Schliemann", which opened on April 15, 1996 at the Pushkin Museum, allowed hundreds of thousands of people from different countries of the world to see the treasures.
Instead of an endless continuation of an endless discussion about the authenticity of the "gold of Troy" (with new - and not safe - research), the Schliemann collection should be handed over to the German people and freed Russia from the huge responsibility for the safety of infinitely valuable things.
On the eve of the upcoming 200th anniversary of the birth of Heinrich Schliemann, the transfer of the collection from Russia to Germany will be a worthy step that meets the state and historical interests of Russia itself.
August 3, 2021 10:44
Translation from Russian into English: August 3, 2021 16:32.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Сено - солома или магнитный полюс троянского золота Генриха Шлимана. Заметка".