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1925

  • Work on this object began.

1938

  • We acquired this object.

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Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It is dated 1925 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is machine-printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Grace Lincoln Temple. It is credited Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.

  • Cuneiform Clay Tablet
  • clay/mud.
  • Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
  • 15.2012.3

Its dimensions are

48 x 56 cm (18 7/8 x 22 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); machine-printed paper; 48 x 56 cm (18 7/8 x 22 1/16 in.); Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple; 1938-62-64

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