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Want a REALLY old Bowie?
- Thread starter Lavan
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I see a really old dagger. Where is the Bowie?
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Personally, as an archaeologist in training I would generally discourage the sale of artifacts. That being said, I'm enough of a realist to know that it will occur on a regular basis and would have to say that if you are going to buy them there are a lot better examples out there. I agree with Keith this appears to be a dagger not a bowie, esp. as it comes from Europe, well before the 1830's. Kind of a neat auction though.
Lagarto
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I just read a thread where someone aluded to getting in trouble for reactting to what was said, not what was meant. Clearly that is what happened here. And, eventhough it is not an auction, it is clearly an artifact for sale. It appears to me that you have reacted to what lagarto wrote as Keith reacted to what you wrote. Isn't that odd?
Cerberus
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There is a museum in Mainz, Germany, about ten miles from where I live, which has tons of Bronze Age knives and swords. I did not see anything there which looked remotely like a bowie knife. From what I have seen in museums here in Europe, for most of human history the double edged dagger and sword has been the prefered design in edged weapons.
In the case of knives made for utilitarian purposes, the ancient blades most closely resemble modern kitchen or butcher knives.
In the case of knives made for utilitarian purposes, the ancient blades most closely resemble modern kitchen or butcher knives.
not2sharp
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Most museums obtain their collections from private sources. Materials are either willed or loaned to them for display. I do not understand your objection to the sale of artifacts. This is the ordinary process by which collections are developed in the first place.
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One man's artifact was once another man's trash.
There is soo much old stuff around, there aren't enough museums to display it nor enough money to maintain them. Only the significant best should be in museums, the rest should be available to whoever wants it. Sure, it may be someon's "cultural heritage" but there's not enough room nor desire to save and display every mediocre piece of pottery or iron dug out of the ground.
There is soo much old stuff around, there aren't enough museums to display it nor enough money to maintain them. Only the significant best should be in museums, the rest should be available to whoever wants it. Sure, it may be someon's "cultural heritage" but there's not enough room nor desire to save and display every mediocre piece of pottery or iron dug out of the ground.