A Gem of a Mystery
Curator Kenneth Lapatin sleuths out the truth about the Getty Gnaios
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Meet an Ushabti, an Ancient Egyptian Statuette Made for the Afterlife
What we know about this figure discovered in Neferibresaneith’s tomb
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What Is the Egyptian Book of the Dead?
Dive into a fascinating but little-known part of the Getty collections
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How Fixing a Spelling Error Clarified a Clock’s History
A clue in a sale catalog helped expand the object’s record
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Provenance Research Reaches Across Getty in the Digital Age
Explore some of our projects on International Day of Provenance Research.
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Why It Matters Who Owns Art
Who owned this artwork before a museum? Provenance, explained.
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The Odyssey of an Egyptian Cat Sculpture
Analysis of a bronze cat reveals clues about its ancient past.
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Paper People: Reflections from Emerging Curators of Prints and Drawings
Museum fellowships through The Paper Project lead to new discoveries and connections.
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From Ancient Scotland to Online Auctions: A Tale of Roman Nails
When a colleague asked, “What is the weirdest thing you’ve worked on in storage?” I instantly replied, “A group of Roman iron nails!”
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A View of J. Paul Getty
What we learned after researching portraits of the collector and businessman.
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Research to Shed Light on 20th-Century Trade in Mexican Antiquities
Archival detective work will shed light on the pre-Hispanic past.
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Research Uncovers New Clues to the Histories of 250-Year-Old Decorative Objects
Four artworks, four intriguing personalities.
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