A brief history of the Detroit Museum of Art and its collections : illustrated (1902)
Detroit Museum of Art · Detroit : [The Museum] · leaf 72
rtile field forthought. The simple clay, stone or bronze lamp, which, filledwith oil, with a twisted bit of hemp or cotton forming the wick,gave forth only a glimmer of light, seemed to satisfy the orientalmind, and no effort during many ages was made to improve it.While the Greek collection of… … ASSYRIAN GI^ASSMuseum Collection An unusually large and fine collection of antique Assyrian,Etruscan and Greek glass, the property of the Museum, occupiesan entire case. In it will be found cups, goblets, vases anddishes, so similar in form and size to those in use today thatone marvels at the…
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