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Relief Fragment: Ahuramazda in the Winged Disk
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Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
From the Hall of 100 Columns (west side of southeast doorway) Persepolis (Iran). [E. Sassoon Paris (by 1931)] sold; to [Brummer Gallery Inc New York (1931-1932)] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop New York NY (1932-1943) bequest; to Fogg Art Museum 1943.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
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