Head of Ptolemy II or III – Ptolemaic Period – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547773
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(b/w). Breck, Joseph, and Frances Morris. "The Metropolitan Museum of Art."
Gibraltar, 1960) Date: spring/summer 1998 Culture: French Medium: a) wool, silk; b)
1967, excavated under the direction of David Stronach and John Hansman, representing the British Institute of Persian Studies and the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago; acquired by the Museum in 1969, as a result of its financial contribution to the excavations
Yet the bones appear to have been wrapped in leather and wool, which would be unusual
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Corey (working with a large, cross-departmental team), have achieved an exquisite
these two fragments of a single tapestry (see also 38.51.1), the unicorn appears to have
compound silk twill Dimensions: Overall: a: 10 x 15 1/2 in. (25.4 x 39.4 cm) Overall: b.
22 13/16 in. (58 cm); W. 23 1/4 in. (59 cm); D. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm) Overall (b,
dated 1774 Snuff bottle with boy flying a bird Accession Number: 21.175.282a, b
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