Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis - Volume 136, Issue 4, 2023

Abstract A colonial natural history network. The provenance of a long lost Haarlem elephant skull The international research program Pressing Matter investigates the potential of so-called colonial objects to support reconciliation with the colonial past, and to deal with conflicting claims for these objects within museums. To be able to do so, our knowledge about the provenance of these objects needs to be improved. This art Read More

Abstract Money does buy happiness. Coin dedications to Asklepios between the fifth and third centuries BC Throughout the ancient world coins were frequently offered at shrines, temples, caves, and wells. Inspired by object biography and new materialism, this article examines the changing functions of coin dedications at the cult of Asklepios, which have so far received little scholarly attention. It traces the history of the coin Read More