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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...

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...

Cattle and herdsmen: women with children. Fresco of Tassili N'Ajjer, Algeria. Henri Lhote Collection.
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Cattle and herdsmen: women with children. Fresco of Tassili N'Ajjer, Algeria. He...

Mother and child. Terracotta From Drenovac, Serbia. Vinca Culture, Neolithic (5th mill. BCE). Height 21 cm Inv. 5670
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Mother and child. Terracotta From Drenovac, Serbia....

Mother tends to her child. She sits on a rug made of animal skin. Another woman sits below her. Wall painting from Tassili N'Ajjer, Sahara. Collection Henri Lhote.
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Mother tends to her child. She sits on a rug made of animal skin. Another woman...

Isis on a throne, suckling the child Horus. Bronze, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE), Late Period, Egypt. See also 08-01-09/67 Height 23 cm
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Isis on a throne, suckling the child Horus. Bronze, 26th Dynasty (66...

Woman carrying a child. Limestone sculpture, 18th Dynasty (16th-14th BCE), New Kingdom, Egypt. E 8000
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Woman carrying a child. Limestone sculpture,...

Woman with child. Terracotta phial, New Kingdom (16th-11th BCE), Egypt. N 969
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Woman with child. Terracotta phial, New Ki...

Woman with 2 children on her shoulders. Detail of 08-01-08/55. Bas-relief from tomb of Horemheb, viceroy under Amenophis IV (1365-1347 BCE), then Pharaoh (1332-1305 BCE),19th Dynasty,New Kingdom. From Horemheb's tomb in Saqqara,Egypt. Detail of 08-01-08/55
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Woman with 2 children on her shoulders. Detail of 08-01-08/55. Bas-rel...

Isis on a throne, nursing the child Horus. Bronze, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE), Late Period, Egypt. Height 23 cm
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Isis on a throne, nursing the child Horus. Bronze, 26th Dynasty (66...

Isis on a throne with the child Horus on her knees. 26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE), Late Period, Egypt.
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Isis on a throne with the child Horus on her knees. 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC...