provenance
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Like millions of others, I expected it to be superb because of its provenance.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
However, experts have questioned the artwork's provenance, with some scholars attributing it to Giacomo Ceruti - another Italian artist from the same period.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Part of the fossil – precisely the portion that preserved essential information about its provenance – was accidentally lost for more than two decades.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Increasingly, buyers are looking for houses with real character and provenance, but on a scale that feels manageable and easy to enjoy,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Pacing the length of the quarterdeck, I thought upon things I could have asked Mademoiselle Nsia: the provenance of the songs and their meanings, who had taught them her.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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