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Eighteen Pebbles

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white photograph of pebbles. Two rows of pebbles are present. The top row contains six pebbles and the bottom row contains twelve pebbles. The pebbles are different sizes and shapes. The larger pebbles are on average two to three times bigger than the smaller ones. The pebbles are smooth. Most are light gray; some have darker tones. Each pebble has a small piece of black writing on it. The writing on each pebble consists of "60" followed by another letter. The letters are E, G, L, O, U, A, I, H, N, M, S, T, D and R. The background is off-white. The image is titled "Eighteen Pebbles" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Medium:
Nephrite
Culture:
China, Turkestan
Dimensions:
600 × 476 px
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