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This image captures a museum or exhibition display titled "JEWS OF CRETE," indicated by prominent text on the descriptive card. The primary subject is a glass display case filled with numerous artifacts and historical photographs, each labeled with a number corresponding to an item in a detailed textual description on the right. Inside the case, visible objects include various personal effects such as photographs of individuals and families (e.g., Minerbo, Albert families), a gold amulet pendant, a hand-held fan made from ostrich feathers, needle lace cotton gloves, a silver bracelet, a silk drawstring bag, a shoulder scarf, a metal jewellery box, charms, a child's silver pendant, a silver thimble, a sewing set, miscellaneous jewellery, a linen bib, an infant's cushion, a water carafe and drinking glass set, porcelain plates, a silver rose water sprinkler, amulet pendants and cases, and silver pins. A notable item is a pea and wheat grain inscribed with micrography. The scene is indoors, likely a museum in Athens, Greece, given the context. A person's hand is visible in the bottom right, holding the descriptive card, suggesting interaction with the exhibit. The activity is viewing or documenting the historical display. Notable details from the visible text provide significant context: - The artifacts are donated by the Capon-Minerbo-Albert families. - Descriptions detail origins and periods, such as "Constantinople 1911," "Smyrna," "Paris," "Turkey," "England," and "Egypt." - Item 36 describes an "Installation dedicated to the Jews of Crete, who drowned at the sinking of the steamship "Tanais" on June 9", 1944, during deportation to the Ausch." - A request at the bottom right reads: "PLEASE, RETURN THIS CARD TO ITS PLACE, AS A COURTESY TO THE N". - A phone number, "tel: +30 210", is also visible.
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