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“William the Hippo”, an Egyptian faience hippopotamus statuette from a tomb of the Middle Kingdom with 3 legs originally purposefully broken to prevent harming the deceased in the afterlife, now a mascot of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
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“William the Hippo”, an Egyptian faience hippopotamus statuette from a tomb of the Middle Kingdom with 3 legs originally purposefully broken to prevent harming the deceased in the afterlife, now a mascot of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
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An apotropaic wand used in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt to ward off evil during or shortly after birth, carved from a hippopotamus tusk ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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An apotropaic wand used in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt to ward off evil during or shortly after birth, carved from a hippopotamus tusk ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Ring with Cats and Kittens was created in ancient Egypt of glazed ceramic dating from ca. 1295-664 B.C. and now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
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Ring with Cats and Kittens was created in ancient Egypt of glazed ceramic dating from ca. 1295-664 B.C. and now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
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Head from a statue of the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, ca 1450 BC. Calcite with lapis lazuli and rock crystal. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the British Museum
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Head from a statue of the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, ca 1450 BC. Calcite with lapis lazuli and rock crystal. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the British Museum
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Lapis-lazuli bull's head, probably Mesopotamian in origin, set into a gold mount of Egyptian workmanship, from the 3rd Intermediate Period , with floral decoration. From Dahshur in Egypt, now housed at the British Museum
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Lapis-lazuli bull's head, probably Mesopotamian in origin, set into a gold mount of Egyptian workmanship, from the 3rd Intermediate Period , with floral decoration. From Dahshur in Egypt, now housed at the British Museum
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Egyptian Apotropaic rod, a type of magic stick. Glazed Steatite. Middle Kingdom. ca. 1878–1640 B.C. Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Apotropaic rod, a type of magic stick. Glazed Steatite. Middle Kingdom. ca. 1878–1640 B.C. Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Three faience jerboa figurines. Middle Kingdom Egypt, 12th or 13th dynasty, ca. 1850-1640 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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Three faience jerboa figurines. Middle Kingdom Egypt, 12th or 13th dynasty, ca. 1850-1640 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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A 7th century CE bronze ewer with a feline-shaped handle, from Iran, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum
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A 7th century CE bronze ewer with a feline-shaped handle, from Iran, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum
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A bronze shovel with a penis shaped handle, unearthed from Tomb No. 113 at the Yangfutou cemetery in Kunming. Dian Kingdom , now housed at the Yunnan Provincial Museum in China
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A bronze shovel with a penis shaped handle, unearthed from Tomb No. 113 at the Yangfutou cemetery in Kunming. Dian Kingdom , now housed at the Yunnan Provincial Museum in China
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The colossal 3,200-year-old statue of Ramesses II, which is 11 meters tall and weighs 83 tons. It was discovered in 1820, broken into six pieces at Mit Rahina near ancient Memphis, where it lay for several decades. It is now in the entrance hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
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The colossal 3,200-year-old statue of Ramesses II, which is 11 meters tall and weighs 83 tons. It was discovered in 1820, broken into six pieces at Mit Rahina near ancient Memphis, where it lay for several decades. It is now in the entrance hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
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The Rothschild Orpheus Cup, made in Vienna and Prague between 1600 and 1642 CE, features a base with Atlas, a bowl with scenes from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and a lid depicting Orpheus and Diana. Made of gold, enamel and rubies, it's now housed at the Metropolitan Museum
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The Rothschild Orpheus Cup, made in Vienna and Prague between 1600 and 1642 CE, features a base with Atlas, a bowl with scenes from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and a lid depicting Orpheus and Diana. Made of gold, enamel and rubies, it's now housed at the Metropolitan Museum
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A bronze shovel with a penis shaped handle, unearthed from Tomb No. 113 at the Yangfutou cemetery in Kunming. Dian Kingdom , now housed at the Yunnan Provincial Museum in China
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A bronze shovel with a penis shaped handle, unearthed from Tomb No. 113 at the Yangfutou cemetery in Kunming. Dian Kingdom , now housed at the Yunnan Provincial Museum in China
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A pair of Roman ivory dolls with articulated arms and legs found in a tomb of a little girl from a wealthy family in Emona, Slovenia. 250-300 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Slovenia
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A pair of Roman ivory dolls with articulated arms and legs found in a tomb of a little girl from a wealthy family in Emona, Slovenia. 250-300 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Slovenia
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A floral still-life relief, carved in 1784 CE by the French sculptor Aubert Henri Joseph Parent from a single piece of soft lime wood. Now housed at the Metropolitan Museum
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A floral still-life relief, carved in 1784 CE by the French sculptor Aubert Henri Joseph Parent from a single piece of soft lime wood. Now housed at the Metropolitan Museum
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A blue-green faience round cosmetic box with crouching frog on swinging lid. From Egypt, 600–500 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
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A blue-green faience round cosmetic box with crouching frog on swinging lid. From Egypt, 600–500 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
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A bronze statue of the ancient Egyptian cat-goddess Bastet, adorned with a gold earring. 715-343 BCE, now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford
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A bronze statue of the ancient Egyptian cat-goddess Bastet, adorned with a gold earring. 715-343 BCE, now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford
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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum
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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum
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Belt hook in the form of a tiger. China, Warring States period, 4th c BC. Bronze inlaid with gold and silver. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Belt hook in the form of a tiger. China, Warring States period, 4th c BC. Bronze inlaid with gold and silver. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Marble fragment with the head of Medea from a 1st or 2nd c AD Roman copy of a Greek original relief, thought to have been decoration from the parapet surrounding the Altar of the Twelve Gods in the Athenian Agora, ca. 420–410 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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Marble fragment with the head of Medea from a 1st or 2nd c AD Roman copy of a Greek original relief, thought to have been decoration from the parapet surrounding the Altar of the Twelve Gods in the Athenian Agora, ca. 420–410 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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