From the Lands of the Griffin: Archaeological Treasures from the Museums of the USSR 3000-100 B.C.
FAIN: GM-10533-75
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY 10028-0113)
Philippe De Montebello (Project Director: September 1974 to present)
To make accessible to the people of the United States important archaeological treasures from the USSR from c. 3000 to 100 B.C. By exhibiting the artifacts of ancient cultures from what is now the Soviet Union in their historical context, it is believed an expanded cultural understanding will emerge.