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"Annotated catalogue of the collection of antique pieces of Mesopotamian, Egyptian,Greek, Etruscan and Roman art from the private collection of Dr. Joaquín GumáHerrera, Count of Lagunillas (b. Cuba 1909-1980), some donations of the Cuban ScienceAcademy and Dr. Antonio Nieto and at present part of the holdings of the Museum of Fine Arts.The catalogue includes scientific research contributions from three prestigious specialists: AymeChcuri for the section devoted to Egypt; doctor Maria Castro Miranda for the Greek classicobjects and philologist Ana Vilma Castellanos Bisset with texts on the Roman classic objects"--Provided by vendor.