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Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron and Son

Seán Hemingway, curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, discusses early twentieth-century reproductions of works from Sir Arthur Evans's historic excavations of Minoan Crete and Heinrich Schliemann's Mycenaean Greece.

This lecture was recorded on September 9, 2011, in conjunction with the exhibition Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron & Son, on view May 17, 2011, through June 17, 2012.

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Fragment of a terracotta architectural tile

Period:: Archaic
Date:: 6th century B.C.
Culture:: Lydian
Medium:: Terracotta
Dimensions:: Overall: 5 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (14.6 x 5.4 cm)
Classification:: Terracottas
Credit Line:: Gift of The American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926
Accession Number:: 26.199.210

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 171

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