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provenance (chiefly US), provenience a place of origin, esp that of a work of art or archaeological specimen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But although the book Ellison used has, in the words of the Washington Post, "an unassailably all-American provenance," and provided him with "a savvy bit of political symbolism," it is probably safe to say that Jefferson never swore an oath on the Koran. Curator Geary discusses provenance and survey scholarship to a simply beautiful presentation of Oceanic artifacts. Its provenance is murkier, with parts of the Gospel of Judas being bought and sold like carpets at an oriental bazaar, and by traders in antiquities whose prior claims to "holy relics" suggest that skepticism is desirable. |
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