The Biblical Spies Returning from the Land of Milk and Honey

About the Artwork

Title The Biblical Spies Returning from the Land of Milk and Honey

Artwork Date 1987

Artist Gianni Toso

Life Dates born 1942

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Italian

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Glass, lampworked and murini

Dimensions Overall: 7 3/4 × 10 1/2 × 7 inches (19.7 × 26.7 × 17.8 cm)

Classification Glass

Department Contemporary Art after 1950

Credit Gift of Carol and Don Wiiken

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2001.158

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