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Gypsum Fragment From Knossos.
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Gypsum fragment of one of the big blocks from palace of Knossos.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Transferred from the Department of the Classics Harvard University. Loaned from George H. Browne Esq. From the site Knossos Crete.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Department of the Classics Harvard University Loan from George H. Browne
Title: Gypsum Fragment From Knossos.
Description:
Gypsum fragment of one of the big blocks from palace of Knossos.
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