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Nine Bifaces.
Acheulean, 700,000–200,000 BCE.
Flint, quartzite, dimensions vary.
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger and Friends of Arms and Armor Gifts, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Bequest, and funds from various donors, 2018 (2018.51.1–.9)
Feathered Panel.
Peru. Wari, 600–900 CE.
Feathers on cotton fabric, H. 29 × W. 83 7/8 in. (73.66 × 213.04 cm).
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.467)
Comb (part of a set).
French. Paris, ca. 1830.
Gold, amethysts, 3 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (7.9 x 19.1 cm).
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 (32.100.317)
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