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"The Hunter's Daughter", mural painting of a girl holding birds and lotuses, inside the Tomb of Menna. Thebes, Egypt, 18th dynasty, 1422-1411 BC

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"The Hunter's Daughter", mural painting of a girl holding birds and lotuses, inside the Tomb of Menna. Thebes, Egypt, 18th dynasty, 1422-1411 BC

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“Mural painting called ‘the Investiture’”

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“Mural painting called ‘the Investiture’”

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Bronze sculpture of Thutmose IV holding two pots. Egypt, 18th dynasty, 1400-1390 BC

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Bronze sculpture of Thutmose IV holding two pots. Egypt, 18th dynasty, 1400-1390 BC

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“Prince Khaemwaset holding a feather in Tomb QV44”

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“Prince Khaemwaset holding a feather in Tomb QV44”

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Bowl full of dried fruit, from the Tomb of Kha. Egypt, 18th Dynasty, 1425–1353 BC

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Bowl full of dried fruit, from the Tomb of Kha. Egypt, 18th Dynasty, 1425–1353 BC

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Cat ring made of faience, dating to the New Kingdom of Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c. 1390 BC.

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Cat ring made of faience, dating to the New Kingdom of Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c. 1390 BC.

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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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Deer skull fragment with inscription about the time and place of a king's hunting activities. China, Shang dynasty, around 1200 BC

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Deer skull fragment with inscription about the time and place of a king's hunting activities. China, Shang dynasty, around 1200 BC

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A peddler selling dolls, toys, lanterns, and birds on New Year's Day. Silk painting by Su Hanchen. China, Song dynasty, 12th century AD

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A peddler selling dolls, toys, lanterns, and birds on New Year's Day. Silk painting by Su Hanchen. China, Song dynasty, 12th century AD

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Painting of a Zouyu, aka a white tiger, dates back to the Ming dynasty, 1404, and is found at the National Palace Museum, Taipei

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Painting of a Zouyu, aka a white tiger, dates back to the Ming dynasty, 1404, and is found at the National Palace Museum, Taipei

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An Eastern Han Dynasty mural tomb from Haotan, in China, depicting mythical beasts dancing and playing music in front of the Queen Mother of the West. 25–220 CE

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An Eastern Han Dynasty mural tomb from Haotan, in China, depicting mythical beasts dancing and playing music in front of the Queen Mother of the West. 25–220 CE

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Painting of a monkey holding a cat, by Yi Yuanji. China, Song dynasty, 11th century AD

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Painting of a monkey holding a cat, by Yi Yuanji. China, Song dynasty, 11th century AD

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String of glazed composition beads of various colours and forms including grapes and daisies, 18th Dynasty of Egypt . British Museum

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String of glazed composition beads of various colours and forms including grapes and daisies, 18th Dynasty of Egypt . British Museum

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Painting of a peddler selling birds, by Ji Sheng. China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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Painting of a peddler selling birds, by Ji Sheng. China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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A wall painting from the tomb KV6 of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses IX , located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings

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A wall painting from the tomb KV6 of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses IX , located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings

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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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A portrait head of a princess from el-Lisht necropolis, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Wood and gilding, 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1991-1962 BCE

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A portrait head of a princess from el-Lisht necropolis, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Wood and gilding, 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1991-1962 BCE

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Ceramic paint box with sliding lid, with grip in the form of a genet , containing seven pigment cakes. Egypt, New Kingdom, dynasty 19-20, ca. 1302-1070 BC. RISD Museum collection

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Ceramic paint box with sliding lid, with grip in the form of a genet , containing seven pigment cakes. Egypt, New Kingdom, dynasty 19-20, ca. 1302-1070 BC. RISD Museum collection

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“The sacred boat carrying the catafalque with the mummy of Userhat”

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“The sacred boat carrying the catafalque with the mummy of Userhat”

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