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Loch, Laura (2009)

De hoogleraar en de kolonels. C.J.C. Reuvens en de collecties Rottiers en Humbert

Bachelor thesis | Archeologie (BA)

The colonels Rottiers and Humbert acquired a great amount of antiquities for the archeological museum in Leiden. Rottiers focused mostly on Greek antiquities, while Humberts time in Tunisia provided the museum with unique Punic material. Both colonels went on expeditions financed by the Dutch kingdom, but not everything went as Reuvens and the department had planned it. Rottiers acquired nothing special on his expedition to the Greek archipelago and spent most of his time on Rhodes on a private mission. This caused friction between the colonel and the professor. Humbert and Reuvens didn’t always get along either. Humberts first mission to Carthage was successful, but his second mission got a whole other goal than was originally intended. This new goal led to the acquisition of some impressive collections, among which was one of the greatest Egyptian collections of Europe of that time. The new collections however presented some serious problems because there was not enough space in...Show moreThe colonels Rottiers and Humbert acquired a great amount of antiquities for the archeological museum in Leiden. Rottiers focused mostly on Greek antiquities, while Humberts time in Tunisia provided the museum with unique Punic material. Both colonels went on expeditions financed by the Dutch kingdom, but not everything went as Reuvens and the department had planned it. Rottiers acquired nothing special on his expedition to the Greek archipelago and spent most of his time on Rhodes on a private mission. This caused friction between the colonel and the professor. Humbert and Reuvens didn’t always get along either. Humberts first mission to Carthage was successful, but his second mission got a whole other goal than was originally intended. This new goal led to the acquisition of some impressive collections, among which was one of the greatest Egyptian collections of Europe of that time. The new collections however presented some serious problems because there was not enough space in the museum to store them. Reuvens dreamt of a perfect museum, but due to financial problems and his early dead, he never saw his dream come true.Show less

Author

Loch, Laura

Faculty

Faculty of Archaeology

Supervisors

Halbertsma, R.B.
Meer, L.B. van der

ECTS Credits

10

Language

nl