In the case a curator in a museum buries his collection, a hoard may be considered as as a collection. The collection class is intended for museum collections, see the examples in the scope note.
C-E >-----Original Message----- >From: Crm-sig [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Matei >Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 1:30 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Crm-sig] A hoard as crm:E78_Collection ? > >Friends > >I have to say that a particular coin is a member of a particular hoard. I >googled >to see how others are dealing with that, but... > >I'm tempted to: > ><coin> <crm:P46i_forms_part_of> <hoard> > ><hoard> <rdf:type> <crm:E78_Collection> > >abusing a bit the E78 scope note: > >"This class comprises aggregations of instances of E18 Physical Thing that are >assembled and maintained (“curated” and “preserved,” in museological >terminology) by one or more instances of E39 Actor over time for a specific >purpose and audience, and according to a particular collection development >plan." > > >The "... according to a particular collection development plan." troubles me. >Can we say that the guy burying a hoard had a "collection development plan" ? > >There is a better practice for modelling that ? > >Dan > >PS. Not to mention that I would like to associate the discovery event with the >hoard, not with the coin.
