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Cambridge, MA, Semitic Museum, Harvard University

Current name(s) of destination(s): 
Cambridge, MA, Semitic Museum, Harvard University
Country: 
USA [1]
Destination category: 
Institution
Institutional history: 

The Semitic Museum was founded in 1899 as the home of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, the idea of Professor David Gordon Lyon (1852-1935). The collection is mostly formed from objects acquired from Harvard sponsored excavations in the Near East. 

Destination location: 
Source URL: https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/destinations/cambridge-ma-semitic-museum-harvard-university

Links
[1] https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/destination-country/usa