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Collections Highlights

The term "collection" can be used in a variety of ways. Some of the collections featured here were intentionally assembled, and reflect the specific motives and aesthetics of their collectors. Other collections are groups of objects with a shared place of origin or cultural affiliation, or that have similar narratives of production, use, or discovery. Neither a comprehensive list nor a representative sample, these highlights are instead offered as diverse windows into our holdings and their histories.

South Italian Pottery	Oceanic Collection	Hopi and Tewa Pottery from the Melville Collection
Stone Age Artifacts from Mount Carmel Caves	Staffordshire Wares Excavated in Middletown	Artifacts from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
Coins from the Winthrop Dahl '84 Collection	Artifacts from William Niven's Excavations near Mexico City	Ancient Oil Lamps