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