provenience

• Nom désignant le lieu d'origine ou l'histoire ancienne connue d'un objet, souvent utilisé en archéologie ou en histoire de l'art.

A noun referring to the place of origin or earliest known history of something, often used in archaeology or art history.

1. Origin or SourceC2formal

   The place where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence.

   Provenance, origine

   • The provenience of the artifact was traced to a small village in Greece.
   • Scholars debated the provenience of the ancient manuscript.
   • The provenience of the plant species is believed to be the tropical forests of South America.

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