ETHAS 017194

Chine brique de la Grande Muraille

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017194

Brick from the Great Wall of China
China, northwest of Beijing
Cement
Gift of Alice Bertrand in 1940; collected by Alfred Bertrand in 1879
MEG Inv. ETHAS 017194
Aujourd’hui considérée comme du vandalisme, la pratique consistant à rapporter un «morceau» de monument était alors monnaie courante.

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