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Damaged quartzite head of Queen Tiye, mother of Akhenaten. Egypt, Amarna period, ca. 1352-1336 BC. It would have originally had inlaid eyes and an attachable headdress piece. Brooklyn Museum collection
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Damaged quartzite head of Queen Tiye, mother of Akhenaten. Egypt, Amarna period, ca. 1352-1336 BC. It would have originally had inlaid eyes and an attachable headdress piece. Brooklyn Museum collection
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A plaque of a princess eating a roasted duck, Amarna Period, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353-1336 BCE. Now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
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A plaque of a princess eating a roasted duck, Amarna Period, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353-1336 BCE. Now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
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"Figures in a Landscape: Man, Woman and Child" by Luca Signorelli, ca. 1490. Oil on wood panel; originally part of a larger alterpiece in a Siena, Italy, church. Toledo Museum of Art collection
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"Figures in a Landscape: Man, Woman and Child" by Luca Signorelli, ca. 1490. Oil on wood panel; originally part of a larger alterpiece in a Siena, Italy, church. Toledo Museum of Art collection
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Miniature palanquin . The palanquin would have carried an inscribed tablet representing the spirit of the deceased in procession to the burial. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th c. Wood, metal, paper. Brooklyn Museum collection
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Miniature palanquin . The palanquin would have carried an inscribed tablet representing the spirit of the deceased in procession to the burial. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th c. Wood, metal, paper. Brooklyn Museum collection
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Detail of Queen Nefertiti and her daughter, captured in a tender kiss by a master Egyptian stonecarver, dating to the New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, around 1353-1336 BC and now on display at the Brooklyn Museum.
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Detail of Queen Nefertiti and her daughter, captured in a tender kiss by a master Egyptian stonecarver, dating to the New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, around 1353-1336 BC and now on display at the Brooklyn Museum.
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A painted limestone statuette of Amenophis IV and Nefertiti, from Tell el-Amarna in Egypt. Amarna Period, New Kingdom, 1353-1337 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum
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A painted limestone statuette of Amenophis IV and Nefertiti, from Tell el-Amarna in Egypt. Amarna Period, New Kingdom, 1353-1337 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum
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Spouted vessel in the form of an elephant with masks , dragons, and snakes . China, late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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Spouted vessel in the form of an elephant with masks , dragons, and snakes . China, late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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Pair of deity head effigy ornaments. Chavín culture, Peru, ca. 900-200 BC. Spondylus shell with mother of pearl and stone inlays. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston collection
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Pair of deity head effigy ornaments. Chavín culture, Peru, ca. 900-200 BC. Spondylus shell with mother of pearl and stone inlays. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston collection
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Head of a princess, one of the daughters of pharaoh Akhenaten. Amarna, Egypt, 1351–1334 BC
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Head of a princess, one of the daughters of pharaoh Akhenaten. Amarna, Egypt, 1351–1334 BC
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“Head of Queen Tiye, wearing the double-feathered crown with the sun-disc and Hathor's horns”
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“Head of Queen Tiye, wearing the double-feathered crown with the sun-disc and Hathor's horns”
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Mule-head attachment for a banqueting couch. Greek, Hellenistic period, 2nd c BC. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Mule-head attachment for a banqueting couch. Greek, Hellenistic period, 2nd c BC. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Ancient Egyptian fragmentary yellow jasper head of a Queen, likely Tiye, or possibly a daughter or wife of Akhenaten. Likely from Akhetaten , reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III or Akhenaten, c. 1390–1336 BCE.
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Ancient Egyptian fragmentary yellow jasper head of a Queen, likely Tiye, or possibly a daughter or wife of Akhenaten. Likely from Akhetaten , reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III or Akhenaten, c. 1390–1336 BCE.
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Canaanites and the leader of Shasu allegedly captured by the ancient Egyptian army, from the collection of mosaics of Ramesses III from the Habu state. Egyptian Museum.
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Canaanites and the leader of Shasu allegedly captured by the ancient Egyptian army, from the collection of mosaics of Ramesses III from the Habu state. Egyptian Museum.
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Pair of Tlaloc eyepieces. Maya, ca. 900-1200 AD. Mother-of-pearl. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston collection
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Pair of Tlaloc eyepieces. Maya, ca. 900-1200 AD. Mother-of-pearl. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston collection
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Hat with dogfish design. Haida culture, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, ca. 1890. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection
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Hat with dogfish design. Haida culture, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, ca. 1890. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection
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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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Nephrite jade ceremonial axe with bronze handle decorated with turquoise inlay and mask and cicada motifs. China, Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BC; reportedly excavated in Anyang, Henan province. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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Nephrite jade ceremonial axe with bronze handle decorated with turquoise inlay and mask and cicada motifs. China, Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BC; reportedly excavated in Anyang, Henan province. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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These enamel earrings in the shape of hands hold pieces of shrapnel removed from the eye and forehead of Denmark’s King Christian IV after he was wounded in battle. He gave the earrings to his mistress. Now part of the Royal Collection at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen
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These enamel earrings in the shape of hands hold pieces of shrapnel removed from the eye and forehead of Denmark’s King Christian IV after he was wounded in battle. He gave the earrings to his mistress. Now part of the Royal Collection at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen
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Mirror back with goddess wearing butterfly headdress and attendants. Thought to be from Escuintla, Guatemala, but in Teotihuacán style, Classic period, ca. 400-550 AD. Slate with pigment. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Mirror back with goddess wearing butterfly headdress and attendants. Thought to be from Escuintla, Guatemala, but in Teotihuacán style, Classic period, ca. 400-550 AD. Slate with pigment. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Glass vase with Arabic inscription. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period . Brooklyn Museum collection
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Glass vase with Arabic inscription. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period . Brooklyn Museum collection
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