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Hamilton treasures from Colossus wreck surface near Scillies
The Colossus, a 74 gun ship from Nelson’s fleet, founder off the Scillies on December 10 1798 carrying Sir William Hamilton’s famed vase collection. Divers near Penzance uncover 7400 Greek vase fragments from the wreck as the hunt continues with British Museum support to recover more pieces including a 440 BC Hephaistos scene drawn by Tischbein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colossus
Nelson
Mediterranean
Scillies
Sampson
William Hamilton
Lord Archibald Hamilton
Duke Ofamilton
Naples
the Two Sicilies
Finand
Maria Carolina
Hamilton
Emma
Europe
Piazza Sessa
Britten
Muscians
Thveller
Italy
Royal Society
London
Walpole
British Museum
Knight of the Bath
Marie Antoinette
Aboukir Bay
Ferdinand
Sir William
Palermo
William
Bout
Wilhelm Tischbein
Tischbein
d'Hancarville
Wedgwood
John Flaxman
Stawaltet
Hephaistos
Dionysos
Athens
Pericles