| Giovanni Battista Belzoni’s Magic Lantern | |
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Origin |
Giovanni Battista Belzoni |
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Type |
Magic Lantern |
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Effects |
Restores settings to their originally desired orientation |
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Downsides |
Ceases functioning in the presence of water |
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Activation |
Lighting |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 12 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
100812-7076 |
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Shelf |
234446-9511-924 |
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Date of Collection |
April 19, 1877 |
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Origin[]
Giovanni Battista Belzoni was an archaeologist of ancient Egyptian monuments and artifacts. He is known for his removal to England of the seven ton bust of Ramesses II, which accidentally sank into the river due to its immense weight. He also cleared sand from the entrance of the great temple at Abu Simbel, documented the tomb of Seti I (still sometimes known as "Belzoni's Tomb") and was the first to penetrate into the second pyramid of Giza. During his earlier years, he performed as a circus strongman and possessed a strong interest in theater involving the magic lantern, an early image projector.
Effects[]
Belzoni would bring this lantern with him on digs to allow his fascination to wander elsewhere beyond his work. The lantern will cause the surroundings to return to any prior arrangement, usually the original. Dense objects and fine particles will be levitated and moved back to their original placements. Broken pieces will be reformed into one whole, but any other damage will still remain. It will only affect objects enclosed within the walls or plot of land, not ones that have already been removed. The movement will stop immediately when nearby a source of water, causing all objects to drop to the ground and become burrowed into it, making removal difficult.