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Artists > Michael Damaskinos
c. 11th century
early 20th century
2012–13 reproduction of a 17th-century original
18th century
1506–07
19th century
16th–17th century
1st–5th century C.E.
El Anatsui, Old Man’s Cloth, 2011, bottle caps, material, material (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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