Many of us think of the arts as a luxury

correspondence between David Croal Thomson and Edward Poynter on the attribution of Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks

is all the more interesting to consider

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and fabric designs

Coin of Athens Cuff Links Washington (DC) Many of us think ofThese cuff links are based on an ancient coin design from the Museum's collection. Item #: JPGTC030 This coin is one of ten Athenian tetradrachms found in a hoard of coins, ingots, and jewelry discovered in 1967 on the Jordanian Syrian border in the region of Hauran (near the ancient city of Bostra). The hoard contained coins from over twenty mints, the majority from four areas: Athens (31), Cyprus (21), southwest Asia Minor (15) and the Thrace