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Travertine Statue of Heqet, Egyptian Frog Goddess, 3100-2950 BC. To the Egyptians, the frog was an ancient symbol of fertility, related to the annual flooding of the Nile. Cleveland Museum of Art

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Travertine Statue of Heqet, Egyptian Frog Goddess, 3100-2950 BC. To the Egyptians, the frog was an ancient symbol of fertility, related to the annual flooding of the Nile. Cleveland Museum of Art

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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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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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Travertine vessel in the form of an ostrich egg. New Kingdom Egypt, 18th dynasty, ca. 1540-1296 BC. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Travertine vessel in the form of an ostrich egg. New Kingdom Egypt, 18th dynasty, ca. 1540-1296 BC. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Statue of a Standing Khonsu the Egyptian Moon God ca. 664-525 BCE Walters Art Museum

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Statue of a Standing Khonsu the Egyptian Moon God ca. 664-525 BCE Walters Art Museum

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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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A Nubian necklace from Sudan, 50–320 CE. Mqde of carnelian, travertine , and obsidian. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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A Nubian necklace from Sudan, 50–320 CE. Mqde of carnelian, travertine , and obsidian. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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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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Tutankhamun’s gilded wooden chair with a carving of Heh, the ancient god of infinity and endless time. c. 1332–1323 BCE, now housed at the Grand Egyptian Museum

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Tutankhamun’s gilded wooden chair with a carving of Heh, the ancient god of infinity and endless time. c. 1332–1323 BCE, now housed at the Grand Egyptian Museum

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An ancient Greek terracotta statuette of seated female figure. From Tanagra in Greece, 300–200 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

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An ancient Greek terracotta statuette of seated female figure. From Tanagra in Greece, 300–200 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

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Painted baked clay statue of a seated god, possibly the sun god Shamash who was responsible for omens

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Painted baked clay statue of a seated god, possibly the sun god Shamash who was responsible for omens

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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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After decades of delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum has opened today. It showcases the towering statue of Ramses II and more than 100,000 ancient artifacts, including the entire treasures of Queen Hetepheres and King Tutankhamun.

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After decades of delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum has opened today. It showcases the towering statue of Ramses II and more than 100,000 ancient artifacts, including the entire treasures of Queen Hetepheres and King Tutankhamun.

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Roman golden glass vessel with a hunting scene. Object dated to the 3rd century CE and is housed in the Cleveland Art Museum in the USA.

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Roman golden glass vessel with a hunting scene. Object dated to the 3rd century CE and is housed in the Cleveland Art Museum in the USA.

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Schist Gandharan reliefs depicting foreigners and non-Buddhists drinking, dancing, and playing music. From a Buddhist stupa site in Pakistan, c. 100 CE, now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Schist Gandharan reliefs depicting foreigners and non-Buddhists drinking, dancing, and playing music. From a Buddhist stupa site in Pakistan, c. 100 CE, now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Blue glazed composition wig with diadem from a royal statue excavated in Thebes. Blue was the color of Egyptian gods’ hair. 18th-19th Dynasty. British Museum

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Blue glazed composition wig with diadem from a royal statue excavated in Thebes. Blue was the color of Egyptian gods’ hair. 18th-19th Dynasty. British Museum

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Ritual wine vessel in the form of a ram. China, Shang dynasty, 1300s-1100s BC. Bronze. Loaned to the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Ritual wine vessel in the form of a ram. China, Shang dynasty, 1300s-1100s BC. Bronze. Loaned to the Cleveland Museum of Art

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A Hellenic or Roman marble head of a goddess statue, defaced with a Christian cross during the Late Antique period. The statue dates back to 2-1st century BC. Defaced during late Antiquity . Archaeological Museum of Samos, Greece.

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A Hellenic or Roman marble head of a goddess statue, defaced with a Christian cross during the Late Antique period. The statue dates back to 2-1st century BC. Defaced during late Antiquity . Archaeological Museum of Samos, Greece.

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