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(1931-2022) Archaeologist, author. Oscar White Muscarella was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Full Name

Oscar White Muscarella

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

Unknown

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Mr. Muscarella spent many years in the department of ancient Near Eastern art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

1931

BIRTH

Oscar White was born in Manhattan, New York, on March 26, 1931.

1948

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Mr. Muscarella graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, New York, in 1948.

1955

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Mr. Muscarella graduated with a history degree from City College in Manhattan, New York, in 1955.

1980

LITWORK

The Catalogue of Ivories from Hasanlu, Iran
Philadelphia: University Museum, University of Pennsylvania
0934718334 / 9780934718332
Nonfiction.

1988

LITWORK

Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art
0810964503 / 978-0810964501
Nonfiction.

2000

LITWORK

The Lie Became Great: The Forgery of Ancient Near Eastern Cultures
Brill Academic Pub (December 20, 2000)
9056930419 / 978-9056930417
Nonfiction.

2013

LITWORK

Archaeology, Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East
Brill (June 1, 2013)
900423666X / 978-9004236660
Nonfiction.

2022

DEATH

Oscar White Muscarella died at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 27, 2022.

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