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Tomb of the Secundi family.
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Tomb of the Secundi family.

Apotropaic wand, acting to ward off the dangers of childbirth and early infancy, various evil spirits, and invoking the protection of deities to protect the vulnerable. Made of hippopotamus ivory;protective images include Bes, a pregnant hippopotamus carrying a knife, lions, scarabs and other protective demons. EA,18175
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Apotropaic wand, acting to ward off the dangers of childbirth and early infancy...

Fowling in the marshes; fragment of a wallpainting from the tomb of Nebamun,Thebes. 18th dynasty,around 1350 BCE. Nebamun stands on a small papyrus boat,with his wife Hatshepsut behind and his son below him. He lets fly a throwstick into a mass of birds above a papyrus thicket. Despite his modest title of "scribe and counter of grain" Nebamun could afford an expensive tomb. EA,37977
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Fowling in the marshes; fragment of a wallpainting from the tomb of Nebamun,The...

The birth of Aphrodite.Coptic textile. From Antinoe, ca.6th CE Wool and linen,28 x 28 cm
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The birth of Aphrodite.Coptic textile. From Antinoe, ca.6th CE Wool and linen,...

Commemorative stone stele, from Babylon,southern Iraq, 900-800 BCE. From the temple of the god Marduk in Babylon, set up in honour of a private individual called Adad-etir, an official in the temple, known as the "dagger bearer". The stele was set up by his son Marduk-balassu-iqbi who was also a priest. Divine symbols above the two priests are a solar disk for the sun-god Shamash, a crescent of the moon for the moon-god Sin and a lion-headed mace on a pedestal. ANE, 90834
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Commemorative stone stele, from Babylon,southern Iraq, 900-800 BCE. From the te...

Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princess Polyxena,daughter of Priamos,at the grave of Achilles. Marble E 180
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Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princ...

Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princess Polyxena,daughter of Priamos,at the grave of Achilles. Marble E 182
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Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princ...

Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princess Polyxena,daughter of Priamos,at the grave of Achilles. Marble E 180
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Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princ...

Lucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius. From the tetrastyle temple. Luna marble. Inv.27
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Lucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius. From the tetrastyle temple. Luna marble....

The birth of Prince Siddhartha, from the Great Stupa at Amaravatu, India, 2nd century. Four scenes relating to the birth of the Buddha. Top right:Queen Maya, the Buddha's mother, is with her attendant and the Lokapalas, guardians of the four directions. Top left: atsrologers and seers at the court of King Shuddhodhana. Bottom right: Maya holds on to the Shala-tree and gives birth to the Buddha. OA 1880.7-9.44
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The birth of Prince Siddhartha, from the Great Stupa at Amaravatu, India, 2nd ce...

Majnun visited in the desert by his mother and Salim, 1595. Majnun's mother touches him on the shoulder. The ematiated Majnun,wearing a loincloth, rests one hand on the head of a tiger. From the story Layla and Majnun by the poet Nizami. ID: Or 12208, fol. 150 verso.
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Majnun visited in the desert by his mother and Salim, 1595. Majnun's mother tou...

Salim tells Majnun of his mother's death, 1595. The ematiated Majnun,wearing a loincloth, is surrounded by the beasts of the forest. From the story Layla and Majnun by the poet Nizami. ID: Or 12208, fol. 153 verso.
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Salim tells Majnun of his mother's death, 1595. The ematiated Majnun,wearing a l...