As the provenance of antiquities and artworks is questioned, so is the provenance of dealers themselves.
But the provenance of the cells is the source of their controversy.
The artifact's lack of provenance had always been a red flag to many scholars.
Trust and provenance as new factors for information retrieval in a tangled web.
By chance do you know the provenance for this diamond.
It was a puzzling declaration with an even more puzzling provenance.
But the wines that win the best prices at auction are those whose provenance is certain.
But questions about its provenance have shadowed it ever since.
As to the friction over the provenance of information sources some things come to mind.
So being able to verify the accuracy and provenance of material is vital, he says.
British Dictionary definitions for provenance
provenance
/ˈprɒvɪnəns/
noun
1.
a place of origin, esp that of a work of art or archaeological specimen
Word Origin
C19: from French, from provenir, from Latin prōvenīre to originate, from venīre to come
Word Origin and History for provenance
n.
1785, from French provenance "origin, production," from provenant, present participle of Middle French provenir "come forth, arise, originate," from Latin provenire "come forth, originate, appear, arise," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + venire "come" (see venue).