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Ref NoDF/PAL/140/11/3/11
Alt Ref NoDF 140/11/3/11
Acc No2017/02
TitleDrawings and correspondence regarding 'The Human Form in Palaeolithic Art'
DescriptionIncluding tracings, sketches and drawings of Venuses and other Palaeolithic figures
Copy letter to John Pfeiffer, 12 Feb 1980
Diary entry of Rosemary Powers' visit to Paris, Nov 1964
Letter from John Pfeiffer, 12 Feb 1984
Mounted drawings on tracing paper of Gagarino, ivory; Hohlenstein-Stadel, ivory; Monpazier, Dordogne, hardstone
Mounted drawings on tracing paper of plaque from Gonnersdorf and Gonnersdorf statuettes
Date1964-1984
AccessStatusOpen
Held ByNHM Archives
Extent1 file
LevelFile
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