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    Secrets of the Silk Road

    Secrets of the Silk Road

    Presented by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)

    February 18-March 28, 2011


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    “Secrets of the Silk Road” is open 7 days a week with expanded evening hours on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday!
    HURRY, and see more than 100 recently discovered artifacts on view through March 28. See extraordinarily preserved clothing, textiles, and food, gold jewelry and coins, and personal items. Washington Post reporter Philip Kennicott calls the exhibition “One of the hottest events on the East Coast...a must-see.” This is your last chance to see 125 extraordinary artifacts before their journey back to China!

    About the Photo: “Yingpan Man,” front view of clothed body of male mummy, ca 3rd–4th century AD. Complete trappings, but not mummy, are on display in “Secrets of the Silk Road.” Excavated from Yingpan, Yuli (Lopnur) County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, © Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology


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        University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)

        3260 South Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19104

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        February 18-March 28, 2011

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