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Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



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Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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Ibis, sacred animal of the god Toth, god of wisdom and inventor of writing.
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Ibis, sacred animal of the god Toth, god of wisdom and inventor of writing.

Relief: Hathor-cow.
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Relief: Hathor-cow.

Head of a tall ibis-statue. The ibis was the holy animal of Toth, god of wisdom and inventor of writing. Late period. Bronze
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Head of a tall ibis-statue. The ibis was the holy animal of Toth, god...

Horus and Pharaoh Horemheb, last ruler of the 18th dynasty. Horemheb was not of royal descent; he is shown here of equal rank with Horus, who holds a protective arm behind the pharaoh. Limestone, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, end 14th BCE
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Horus and Pharaoh Horemheb, last ruler of the 18th dynasty. Horemheb was n...

Tomb stele of the sisters Keti and Senet. The sisters stand before a table with funerary gifts and hold lotos flowers to their faces, to breath the breath of life. .Limestone, painted. Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th dynasty, around 2000 BCE
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Tomb stele of the sisters Keti and Senet. The sisters stand befor...

Relief of Cheti. The son of Cheti and his wife offer a rich funerary meal to his deceased parents. Limestone, painted, early Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty, around 1980 BCE
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Relief of Cheti. The son of Cheti and his wife offer a rich funerary m...

Harpocrates, Ibis and Horus. Ibis, the sacred animal of the god Toth, stands between two manifestations of the god Horus: left, the heavenly child, right the falcon god who avenges the death of his father Osiris. Bronze, 26th dynasty, Late Period.
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Harpocrates, Ibis and Horus. Ibis, the sacred animal of the god Toth, stands...

Two otters. The animals'upright position when scenting was mistaken by the Egyptians as a praying gesture. Otters were sacred to the goddess Uto, the centre of her cult was Buto in the Nile-delta. 26th dynasty. Bronze, Inv. 765, 762.
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Two otters. The animals'upright position when scenting was mistaken by the Egyp...

Small ram with Atef-crown. The ram was the sacred animal of the god Amon and the small ram was probably part of a ring. Blood-stone, gold. Late Period, 25th dynasty, 716-656 BCE
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Small ram with Atef-crown. The ram was the sacred animal of the god Amon a...

Head of a ram; the inscription says the priest Pentaweret dedicated the statue to the Temple of Amon in Karnak, in memory of the deified Amenophis I. Serpentine-stone, New Kingdom, 19th-20th dynasty, around 1150 BCE
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Head of a ram; the inscription says the priest Pentaweret dedicated the...

Ram-head (see also 08-01-14/17) and ichneumon, a small carnivorous animal related to the mongoose; it is sacred to the god of creation, Atum of Heliopolis because it kills the demon serpent Apophis. Green schist, L: 28 cm, Late Period, 6th-4th BCE
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Ram-head (see also 08-01-14/17) and ichneumon, a small carnivorous anim...

Three Apis-bulls and one Hathor-cow. The Apis-bull is sacred to the god Ptah; the goddess Hathor was often pictured as a cow who nurses the heavenly child Horus. Bronze, Late Period, 7th-6th BCE
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Three Apis-bulls and one Hathor-cow. The Apis-bull is sacred to the god Pta...