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#120.1: All that Glitters [MFA Boston's golden hoard]

#120.1: All that Glitters [MFA Boston's golden hoard]

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As part of its centennial celebration in 1970 the Museum of Fine Arts Boston acquired a spectacular trove of golden bronze age jewelry... The problem was they had no idea where it came from and showed no interest in finding out.

https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/all-that-glitters

Key sources for this episode include articles published by Cornelius Vermeule III and Emily Vermuele in Horizon and the Illustrated London News; and contemporary newspaper reporting in the Boston Globe, expecially by Robert Taylor and Edgar Driscoll, Jr.

We are appearing at Intelligent Speech 2026 on February 28, 2026! This year's theme is "Companions & Rivals" and it's not too late to get tickets! https://intelligentspeechonline.com

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