hɪz tˈɜːm æz kjʊɹɹˈeɪɾɚ wʌz mˈɑːɹkt baɪ ðə pˈɜːtʃɪs ʌv tˈuː lˈɑːɹdʒ vˈeɪsᵻz poːɹtɹˈeɪɪŋ ðə fˈɔːl ʌv tɹˈɔɪ ænd ðə dˈɛθ ʌv ˈæɡeɪmmnən, ɐ ɹˈoʊmən pˈoːɹtɹɪt əvən ˈoʊld mˈæn, ænd ɐ mˈɪnoʊn ɡˈoʊld dˈʌbəl ˈæks.
His term as curator was marked by the purchase of two large vases portraying the fall of Troy and the death of Agamemnon, a Roman portrait of an old man, and a Minoan gold double ax.