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Gem

Gem
 550 BCE-530 BCE

Medium
stone
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1929
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
stone
Accession Number
3131A-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1929
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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Session two: The Legacy of David McDiarmid
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Session three: HIV/AIDS Activism, Then and Now
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Session four: Landmark LGBTQ+ Exhibitions in Australia
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