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Fragments of a portion of Cleopatra's Needle

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

September 12, 1806

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 18

Additional Source Text:

"Fragments of" in Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia), 28 Nov 1806

Notes:

Three ancient Egyptian obelisks were known as Cleopatra's Needle; later in the 19th century they were transported from Egypt and erected in Paris, London, and New York.