Please try again later. The Treasure of Priam: An Update by P it is quite likely that other "missing" masterpieces will soon come to light in Russia. As part of the sale of his art collection, they were put up for auction and a bid for 40 million was received, though it later emerged that the bid was a protest against their sale and that the buyer had no intention of paying up. The Treasure is well known for including such objects as "Helen's Jewels" and other artifacts coming from the time of the siege of Troy as told by Homer in the Iliad. MUNICH, Mar 12 (RFE/RL) - In ancient days, sacking conquered cities and looting their treasures was the unchallenged right of the victors. Packed in a large silver cup were gold ornaments consisting of elaborate diadems or pectorals, six bracelets, 60 earrings or hair rings, and nearly 9,000 beads. The Treasure of Priam: An Update by P it is quite likely that other "missing" masterpieces will soon come to light in Russia. Then, in 1997, the artefacts will begin an international Priam's Treasure Though many Chinese claim that the statues are a part of the country's national heritage, these brass statues belong to the famous French designer. The first pieces appeared on the market in London in 1980, and the treasure was acquired by a consortium headed by Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton. Then, in 1997, the artefacts will begin an international This feature is not available right now. He donated the treasure to Germany in 1880. Heinrich Schliemann: the man who discovered Troy Millionaire with a love of antiquity. "Why the exhibit was not put on earlier is one of those questions to which there is no answer," says Vladimir Tolstikov, chief curator of the Pushkin's classics department, who has known about the treasure for two decades. By. The largest of them, called Priam’s Treasure, is a representative collection of jewels and plate. Photo of Sophia Schliemann wearing jewelry from treasure of Priam The Schliemann decided that, apparently, the same day when the Greeks broke into Troy, someone from the family of king Priam of Troy all these treasures are put into the first under his hand the vessel and tried to hide, and he fled, but apparently later died or killed enemies or in a fire. There it stayed until the end of World War II, when the advancing Red Army arrived in Berlin in 1945 and confiscated art by the truckload. After the discovery of the ‘Treasure of Priam’, Schliemann searched for a museum within which to display it. It is believed she helped smuggle her husband’s find out of the country by hiding some of the treasures in her underwear. That's not surprising, in view of the predictable embarrassment the news has caused. MUNICH, Mar 12 (RFE/RL) - In ancient days, sacking conquered cities and looting their treasures was the unchallenged right of the victors. Heinrich Schliemann, born in 1822 near the German city of Rostock, did not have a lucky start in life. In the meantime, much of the gold jewelry' of the Treasure of Priam is indeed going to be put on public display at the Pushkin Museum as of March I, 1996. Inside a small room in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Art, an exhibit of gold jewelry, stone axes and bowls is on display. Finding a home for Priam’s treasure . That’s what turned out to be the case when Emil Knodell visited an estate sale in Missouri City, Texas—and picked up an item that contained a secret treasure… ... be allowed access to the treasure, which is to be put on display at the Pushkin Museum in February 1996. The German newspaper Bild am Sonntag has quoted officials from Russia's Culture Ministry as saying that they were ready to loan Priam's Treasure to Germany for exhibition, but only on the condition that it is returned. The Seuso Treasure or Sevso Treasure (Hungarian: Seuso-kincsek; Croatian: Seusovo blago), is a hoard of silver objects (14 items) from the late Roman Empire. Ethiopia's government on Thursday assumed custody of a priceless 18th-century crown that a former refugee had kept hidden in his apartment in the Netherlands for two decades. Greece set to display Priam's treasure. The Treasure is well known for including such objects as "Helen's Jewels" and other artifacts coming from the time of the siege of Troy as told by Homer in the Iliad. Russia denied it had the treasure until 1993 - then in 1996 it put necklaces, bracelets and other objects from the collection on display at Moscow's Pushkin Museum. "Cassandra's Legacy" is proud to present some breaking news about Priam's treasure that was found by archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in the late 1800s while excavating the site of the ancient city of Troy. In the meantime, much of the gold jewelry' of the Treasure of Priam is indeed going to be put on public display at the Pushkin Museum as of March I, 1996.