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Submitted by davidmorgan on Sunday, 19 August 2018  Page Views: 3410

MuseumsSite Name: Metropolitan Museum of Art Alternative Name: The Met
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 10.803 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: New England Type: Museum
Nearest Town: New York
Latitude: 40.779500N  Longitude: 73.9632W
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2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
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4 Access:
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art submitted by davidmorgan : A Costa Rican stone sphere at The Met. Photos by James Doyle from The Met website. Item record on the museum website. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in New York, NY.
The permanent collection contains art and artistic artifacts from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt, African, Asian, Oceanian, Byzantine, and Islamic art. Many pieces are from prehistoric cultures.

The Met has a stone sphere from Costa Rica in its collection.

Website: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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