ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book explores the nature of classical collecting as this is revealed through the literary sources that record contemporary perceptions and interpretations of the phenomenon. It discusses classical collecting as a phenomenon that deserves special consideration. The book focuses on the motives behind the interest in collecting that developed in the period under examination, and provides more elaborate and analytic suggestions about these motives than the usual descriptive ones. It also focuses on the treasuries built in Greek sanctuaries during the sixth century BCE; their presence, name and role suggest that they simply signify another stage in the same tradition. The book examines the collecting attitudes in the classical world, and to trace the seeds of this practice and mentality in the shared tradition that runs through European thought.
