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BEAUTIFUL IN BEAUFORT-WES (2006) (53:47)
Photo/DAM Video
Identifier: DAM001
Beaufort West lies in the Great Karoo and most people regard it merely as the town you pass through on your way from Cape Town to Johannesburg. However, people do live there and one of them is the poet and singer Gert Vlok Nel (b. 1963). This documentary, shot in 2005, was made by a Dutch filmmaker and deals with Nel and a few of the kind of the people who feature so prominently in his work. Nel himself only speaks through his poems and ballads, but his father Albert, with whom he lives, is a...
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Egyptian Boat
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Identifier: BM-125320
[AI Summarized] This image shows a 3D model of a boat from ancient Egypt. The boat has a hull with a curved shape, and it appears to be made of wood, based on the texture and visible grain patterns. It has a single row of caulking along the side, suggesting the use of tar or another sealant material during construction....
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AI Test 25
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Identifier: ai25
The Vasa, Sweden’s first royal warship, sank in Stockholm harbor on 10 August 1628, killing approximately 30-50 crew members and visitors. The vessel, commissioned by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden for the ongoing war against Poland-Lithuania, was built at the Stockholm shipyard under master shipwright Henrik Hybertsson. Over 95% of the original ship survives, making it the best-preserved 17th-century vessel in Scandinavia. The Vasa Museum opened on Djurgården island, Stockholm, on 15 June 199...
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AI Test 18
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Identifier: ai18
Feature on “Archeological Records,” a fictional compilation of archival descriptions and excerpts spanning Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The ten-page document set includes fictional records from the Gdańsk Shipping Office and notes from a “non-standard lighthouse signal test” near the Vistula River. The “Notebook of a Minor Cartographer” (1773), a ledger from a small workshop in Albany, New York, and letters from the Lisbon Letterpress Company are also included. The material is presented as an...
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AI Test 19
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Identifier: aI19
Feature on the “Kyoto Book of Records,” a fictional archival collection of handwritten notes and notes from the 1930s and 1940s, detailing cultural and scientific notes from around the world. The notes, some of which reference historical events, are fictional but detailed enough to allow for easy identification of individuals or organizations referenced. They include notes on cultural notes, historical notes, and notes on specific events, such as shipments from the Baltic Port of Gdańsk to Londo...
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AI Test 9
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Identifier: ai9
Profile of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born 27 January 1756 in Salzburg, who died 5 December 1791 in Vienna of “severe miliary fever.” The cause of death was recorded as “mold fever,” followed by a modest funeral at St. Stephen’s Cathedral. The obituary lists musical influences: Haydn, Antonio Salieri, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Constanze Mozart née Weber, later remarried to Georg Nikolaus Nissen in 1809...
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Kagle mask
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Identifier: 2011.70.2
Kagle mask by Dan artist. Classification: Masks. Department: Arts of Global Africa. Credit line: Gift of William Siegmann....
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Thoth, c. 644 BCE - 30 CE
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Ancient Egyptians had a complex society, prospered in the arts, and advanced scientific practices. They also developed sophisticated systems of measuring and writing. The god Thoth, depicted here with the head of an ibis—and shown in a nearby case in the form of a baboon—was revered as the god of knowledge, mathematics, and the sciences. He was also considered the scribe to the gods, recording the outcomes of the weighing of the hearts of the deceased, a ritual performed by the god Anubis in a s...
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The Rosetta Stone
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Identifier: EA24
Part of grey and pink granodiorite stela bearing priestly decree concerning Ptolemy V in three blocks of text: Hieroglyphic (14 lines), Demotic (32 lines) and Greek (54 lines). Classification: Stela. Ptolemaic Period. 3D model by The British Museum via Sketchfab; photography and model creation by Daniel Pett....
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Statue of the ram of Amun
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Identifier: EA1779
Granitic gneiss sphinx of the ram of Amun protecting figure of Taharqo between folded front legs. The rectangular base has been partially restored and is inscribed with a continuous horizontal register of hieroglyphs. Classification: Statue/Sphinx. 3D model by The British Museum; photography and model creation by Daniel Pett....
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