Syria
Archaeological specimens
Marble | RCIN 83036
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Two pieces of rectangular white marble from Syria, one with an inscription in pen reading: 'From the remains of / the Christian Quarter / at Damascus / May, 1862. Syria' and the second possibly from one of the three open cisterns, known as 'Solomon's Pools', located 3 miles south of Bethlehem. A handwritten label pasted onto the base reads: 'Specimen from the Marble Paveme...
Provenance
Acquired in Syria by King Edward VII when Prince of Wales during his 1862 tour of the Middle East
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Creator(s)
(nationality)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Marble
Place of Production
Syria