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Men gathering figs, monkeys sit in the tree.           
Beni Hassan, tomb of Khnemhotep, No.3; period of       
Amenenmes II or Sesostris II, about 1920-1900 BCE.     
Ancient Egyptian Paintings selected,copied & described 
by Nina M.Davis,plate VII.
#080115 7

Men gathering figs, monkeys sit in the tree. Beni Hassan, tomb of Khn...

Butchers and bearers of offerings.                     
Thebes, from the tomb of Nebseny, No.108               
Period of Tuthmosis IV (1420-1411 BCE)                 
Ancient Egyptian Paintings selected,copied & described 
by Nina M.Davies; plate XLIX
#08011519

Butchers and bearers of offerings. Thebes, from the tomb of...

Grape harvest, pressing grapes; From the tomb of       
Petosiris, High Priest of the god Toth in Hermopolis.  
Around 300 BCE
#08011620

Grape harvest, pressing grapes; From the tomb of Petosiris, High Priest o...

Porteuses d'offrandes ou canephores - 
The insatiable appetite of the dead: five female
Canephores carry fruit and fowl.
From the Assiut Cemetery,12th dynasty, ca.1950 BCE. Painted wood,63 cm.
#08011946

Porteuses d'offrandes ou canephores - The insatiable appetite of the dead: fiv...

Ostracon,showing monkeys plucking dates from a         
palmtree, 19th-20th-dynasty, 1295-1069 BCE, from       
Deir el-Medina.                                        
Limestone, H:8,6 cm                                    
Inv.14298
#080121 4

Ostracon,showing monkeys plucking dates from a palmtree, 19th-20th-dyna...

Bronze tripod hung with pomegranates - a symbol        
of fertility reminiscent of the decorations of the     
Solomonic temple in Jerusalem. From Ugarit,Syria.      
Late Bronze                                            
H: 12 cm, 14,3 cm across                    AO 11606
#08020450

Bronze tripod hung with pomegranates - a symbol of fertility reminiscent...

Bowl decorated with hunting scene.                     
Detail of the rim of 08-02-08/27.                      
Gold, Middle Syrian period,                            
from the temple of Baal, Ugarit (Ras Shamra), Syria
#08020828

Bowl decorated with hunting scene. Detail of the rim of 08-...

Bowl decorated with hunting and animal scenes.         
Detail of the rim of 08-02-08/27.                      
Gold, Middle Syrian period,                            
from the temple of Baal, Ugarit (Ras Shamra), Syria
#08020829

Bowl decorated with hunting and animal scenes. Detail of the rim of 08-...

Funeral crown, a golden wreath of leaves and olives.   
Early 3rd CE.                                          
Gold, 17-22 cm across, leaves 7 cm.                    
From Uruk-Warka, Iraq                                  
IMB 61 977
#08020953

Funeral crown, a golden wreath of leaves and olives. Early 3rd CE....

Votive stele from Ghorfa. The donor in the center,     
on a prayer platform in a small temple with columns.   
Top: the goddess Tanit with a pomegranate and grape;   
bottom right:Venus with the cornucopia, left Dionysos. 
H: 137 cm                    MNB 898
#080210 9

Votive stele from Ghorfa. The donor in the center, on a prayer platform in...

Bronze tripod hung with pomegranates - a symbol        
of fertility reminiscent of the decorations of the     
Solomonic temple in Jerusalem. From Ugarit,Syria.      
Late Bronze                                            
H: 12 cm, 14,3 cm across                    AO 11606
#08021257

Bronze tripod hung with pomegranates - a symbol of fertility reminiscent...

Fragment of a relief showing a bird pecking at a       
grape. Alabaster, 1st-2nd CE.                          
From Southern Arabia.  AO 5968                         
The inscription in the top register has been added by  
a forger.
#08021652

Fragment of a relief showing a bird pecking at a grape. Alabaster, 1st-2n...