Giuseppe Ferlini

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Giuseppe Ferlini was a 19th-century Italian explorer and treasure hunter notorious for demolishing Nubian pyramids in Sudan in his search for gold and antiquities.

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instanceOf antiquities looter
explorer
human
treasure hunter
activity search for gold and antiquities in Sudan
artifactsDiscovered gold jewelry from pyramids of Meroë
royal funerary objects from Nubian tombs
artifactsNowInCollectionOf Egyptian Museum of Berlin NERFINISHED
Museo Egizio, Turin NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent 19th-century European looting of African antiquities
associatedWithPlace Meroë NERFINISHED
Nubia NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Italy
countryOfCitizenship Italy
countryOfDeath Italy
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Ferlini NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Egyptology
Nubian archaeology
archaeology
givenName Giuseppe NERFINISHED
hasEffect dispersal of Nubian artifacts to European collections
irreversible damage to Nubian pyramids
hasMoralAssessmentInModernScholarship criticized for destructive excavation methods
historicalReputation controversial
notorious for pyramid destruction
knownFor destruction of pyramids at Meroë
looting of Nubian royal tombs
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
movement European colonial-era exploration of Sudan
name Giuseppe Ferlini NERFINISHED
notableFor demolition of Nubian pyramids in Sudan
discovery of gold and jewelry in Meroitic pyramids
notableWork excavations at Meroë
publication describing his finds from Nubia
occupation antiquarian
explorer
physician
treasure hunter
placeOfBirth Bologna NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bologna NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sexOrGender male
timePeriod 19th century
workLocation Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
Sudan NERFINISHED

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Queen Amanishakheto tombDamagedBy Giuseppe Ferlini