Sentence examples for of its treasure from inspiring English sources

In 1934, the conservator George Trouvé excavated the pit beneath the central shrine: filled with sand and water it had already been robbed of its treasure, but he did find a sacred foundation deposit of gold leaf two metres above ground level.

The total has fallen to about 3,400 tons after Germany transferred some of its treasure to international institutions in which it participates, including the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

It's all about the data — and Cisco spent $3.7 billion of its treasure for AppDynamics yesterday for the same reason.

It is therefore not surprising that the first glimpse of Seleucid rule in Palestine tells of an attempt by Heliodorus, the leading minister of Seleucus IV (Philopator; 187 175 bce), to deprive the Second Temple in Jerusalem of its treasure.

Archaeologists, who recovered more than 1,500 pieces from the field, believed they had emptied it of its treasures.

Indeed, when its fortifications were finally relaxed during the late 18th century, it was seized by the French and stripped of its treasures, and fell into decline, while the Grimaldi were exiled for over 20 years.

But Amy packed an enormous punch: it was a viscerally passionate picture about Amy Winehouse and her music and made the best possible use of its treasure-trove of home video.

But most of its treasures are kept in a Gaithersburg, Md., warehouse.

The Louvre has remained strangely silent about the whereabouts of its treasures during the war.

(Meanwhile, most of its treasures are on view at the city's Municipal Museum).

Will there be a return to the illicit plundering of its treasures?