11. Brooklyn Museum of Art

 

Fertile Goddess Exhibit. Female Figurine. Provenance not known; type known from northern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) and Syria. Late Halaf Period, late fifth millennium B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 4 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (10.4 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund and Designated Purchase Fund, 1990.
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BROOKLYN.   The second largest museum in New York, the Brooklyn Museum boasts some 1.5 million pieces of artwork. The first floor features a fine collection of African art. The second floor houses Asian art, with items from China, Korea and various other Asian countries. One of the finest collections of Egyptian art in the world can be found on the third floor, while the fourth floor presents material from the museum's collection of American decorative arts. The fifth floor presents a collection of American paintings and sculpture, with related items from the Spanish Colonial, Decorative Arts, and Native American holdings. In addition to the unparalleled art exhibits, visitors may see shows, view film screenings, sit in on readings, or listen to live musical performances. TRAIN: 2, 3 to Eastern Parkway   (© 10Best)

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