A ragged, dark-brown scrap of leather is filled with patterns of circles and plant-like designs. There are hints of red and green paint.

Question

Painted Leather Fragment
Egyptian Artist
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Question
This Egyptian leather scrap gives clues about ancient bookbinding techniques. What value does this piece hold for the museum that preserves it?
(1 point)
Responses

scholastic value
scholastic value

provenance
provenance

cultural heritage
cultural heritage

market value
market value

Answer 1

The value that this Egyptian leather scrap holds for the museum that preserves it includes scholastic value, provenance, cultural heritage, and market value.