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Cedars, pines, fruit trees etc.



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A garden pool; fragment of a wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun,18th dynasty,around 1350 BCE. A pool full of ducks,lotus flowers and tilapia fish. Around the pool are papyrus, palms,sycomorefig,mandrakes and other bushes. In one corner is a tree in which the tree-goddess Hathor presents offerings to Nebamun and Hatshepsut,his wife. Detail of /46 EA,37983
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A garden pool; fragment of a wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun,18th dynasty...

A garden pool; fragment of a wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun,18th dynasty,around 1350 BCE. A pool full of ducks,lotus flowers and tilapia fish. Around the pool are papyrus, palms,sycomorefig,mandrakes and other bushes. In one corner is a tree in which the tree-goddess Hathor presents offerings to Nebamun and Hatshepsut,his wife. Detail of /46 EA,37983
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A garden pool; fragment of a wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun,18th dynasty...

Faience vessel decorated with a depiction of the god Heh, from tomb 61,Enkomi, cyprus. The vase is made in the form of a closed lotus flower and decorated with a picture of Heh. The first meaning of "Heh" was "millions", but heh was reansformed into the Egyptian god of infinity by association with symbols for year and for rebirth. The god is shown in his ususal guise as a kneeling man holding notched palm ribs in each hand. GR, 1897.4-1.999
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Faience vessel decorated with a depiction of the god Heh, from tomb 61,Enkomi, c...

"An Arabian Summer House upon antique fragments on the Canal of Menouf",Egypt, around 1801. A house stands on the bank of a canal or river, with steps leading up to it from the water's edge. Three dhows are on the water with people aboard. Other people are swimming, collecting water and walking along the bank. From "Views of Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire, London,1801-1804. ID:762h2 pp 52-53
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"An Arabian Summer House upon antique fragments on the Canal of Menouf",Egypt, a...

The "ram in a thicket" from Ur,southern Iraq, is one of an almost identical pair discovered by Leonard Woolley in the "Great Death Pit", one of the Royal Graves in the cemetery at Ur. The "ram" is rather a goat and he reaches up for the tastiest branches. The goat's head and legs are covered in gold leaf, its ears are copper, its twisted horns and the fleece on its back are of lapis lazuli,the body fleece is made of shell.Its genitals are gold. The tree is covered in gold leaf, with golden flowers. See also 08-02-01/1. ANE 122200
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The "ram in a thicket" from Ur,southern Iraq, is one of an almost identical pair...

Shell plaque from Ur, showing two rams.From the grave of Pu-Abi, see 03-03-01/8. Presumably the decoration of a lyre or harp.Shell was one of the most popular ways of decorating objects in Sumer. Bitumen was used as a glue.Here, animal scenes are silhouetted on the shell, with the background and details filled with bitumen. ANE 121529
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Shell plaque from Ur, showing two rams.From the grave of Pu-Abi, see 03-03-01/8....

Portrait of Shah Abbas I,Isfahan,Iran,March 12,1627 with one of his concubines in the garden. Ink,colours and gold on paper,25,5 x 15 cm
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Portrait of Shah Abbas I,Isfahan,Iran,March 12,1627 with one of his concubin...

Front face of the sarcophagus "with trees" ("à arbres"): Scenes from the Old and the New Testament First half of the 4th century CE; Rome ? White marble; H.: 0,70m; W.: 2,17m MR 807, Ma 2981
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Front face of the sarcophagus "with trees" ("à arbres"): Scenes from the Old and...

Limestone carving of the enlightenment of the Buddha, 1st BCE. A group of men worship at the spot; at the base of the empty throne are the Buddha's footprints with the "Wheel of the Law" set in motion by Buddha's first sermon. A pair of kimranas (semi divine beings) hover above the bodhi-tree. OA 1880.7-9.79
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Limestone carving of the enlightenment of the Buddha, 1st BCE. A group of men w...

Relief showing a scene from a sutra. From Borobudur, Java, 750-850 CE.
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Relief showing a scene from a sutra. From Borobudur, Java, 750-850 CE.

Marble relief figure of Sarasvati, from Malwa, central India, early 11th. Although better known as a Hindu goddess, her cult is equally popular among the Jains. Sarasvati is a benign goddess associated with knowledge, music and learning. OA 18803349
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Marble relief figure of Sarasvati, from Malwa, central India, early 11th. Althou...

Forest dwellers and a hunter, 1713. On the far right a hunter has shot at a deer which lies wounded as two others escape. In front of the hut men and women occupy themselves with various chores. A river flows past in the foreground. ID: Add 15296 Vol 1,fol. f 71 recto.
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Forest dwellers and a hunter, 1713. On the far right a hunter has shot at a dee...