THE CURATOR SEEMED TO IMPLY THE IMAGES WERE SEQUENTIAL, LIKE FRAMES IN AN ANIMATED FILM… BUT HE WASN’T CERTAIN… I DECIDED TO VISIT THE MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY, WHERE A METAL EXPERT HAD AGREED TO EXAMINE THE BRONZE OBJECT FROM THE FLEA MARKET.

"THIS BRONZE OBJECT IS NOT UNIQUE. WE HAVE ONE JUST LIKE IT IN OUR COLLECTION, BUT WE NEVER KNEW WHAT IT WAS. WE SUSPECTED IT WAS PART OF A LARGER DEVICE. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, THE TWO OBJECTS FIT TOGETHER TO CREATE A SLOT INTO WHICH THE IMAGE YOU DISCOVERED FITS PERFECTLY. I BELIEVE THESE ARTIFACTS – the bronze objects and the glass slides -- ARE CONNECTED"…