Box with a card inside: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad in memory of unfading heroism”
Egypt ,
May 1959
МЗСБ КП 7713
5,6 х 15,7 х 9,8 cm
wood, shells, metal, inlay, grinding, varnishing, assembly
A gift from Mussa Araf, the Minister of Public Works of the Egyptian region of the United Arab Republic, in May 1959, United Arab Republic, Egyptian region. The name card inside of the jewel box reads: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad to remember their never fading heroism”.
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Tapestry depicting the entrance to the Forbidden City from Tiananmen Square in Beijing
China ,
November 1955
Tapestry depicting the entrance to the Forbidden City from Tiananmen Square in Beijing
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The land of the city of Port Said in a pyramid
Egypt ,
1958
The land of the city of Port Said in a pyramid
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