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Two Ancient Khmer lintels donated by Latchford in 1971

This case study was considered as part of a broader provenancing project. Read the summary and other case studies on the project page. This case study will examine two Khmer lintels donated by Douglas Latchford to the British Museum (BM) in 1971. The lintels raise many unanswered questions. Where did they come from? How did they

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Pathways to the museum: tracing the acquisition history of objects in the BM’s Cambodia collection

This case study was considered as part of a broader provenancing project. Read the summary and other case studies on the project page. This report summarises research undertaken to trace the ownership history and transfer of certain objects in the BM’s Cambodia collection. I have focused on individual objects and groups of objects about which

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The Khmer Standing Male Divinity at the British Museum

This case study was considered as part of a broader provenancing project. Read the summary and other case studies on the project page. This statue currently held in the stores of the British Museum (BM), is accessioned as figure (1976,1101.1) [Fig. 1]. The following case study provides insight into provenance issues stemming from the trade of

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Transcript: Sacred Pixels, Episode One

Episode One: Introducing our podcast, “Sacred Pixels” Guests: Prof Ashley Thompson and Panggah Ardiyansyah (SOAS, University of London) < Back to “Sacred Pixels” Podcast page Emma Efkeman · Episode 1: Introducing our podcast Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. This transcript has been edited

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Transcript: Sacred Pixels, Episode Four

Episode Four: Guardians of the Scriptorium: a local digitisation project Guest: Hannan Asrowi Efflina, member of Komunitas Jangkah Nusantara < Back to “Sacred Pixels” Podcast page Emma Efkeman · Episode 4: Guardians of the scriptorium Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. This transcript has

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Transcript: Sacred Pixels, Episode Five

Episode Five: The Weight of Words in the 21st Century: understanding local Indonesian discourse on manuscript restitution and preservation Guest: Florentine Nadya, archaeology student, University of Gadjah Mada Indonesia < Back to “Sacred Pixels” Podcast page Emma Efkeman · Episode 5: The weight of words Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software

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Transcript: Sacred Pixels, Episode Three

Episode Three: Reuniting text and performance: Capturing the effect of manuscripts transforming from physical objects into digital photographs Guest: Dr Alan Darmawan, Postdoctoral Researcher, SOAS, University of London < Back to “Sacred Pixels” Podcast page Emma Efkeman · Episode 3: Reuniting text and performance Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and

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Transcript: Sacred Pixels, Episode Two

Episode Two: Digitising the Colonial Archive: examining the risks of reaffirming colonial discourse while digitising colonial archives Guest: Dr. Verena Meyer, Leiden University < Back to “Sacred Pixels” Podcast page Emma Efkeman · Episode 2: Digitising the colonial archive Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. This transcript

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