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Olive branches, relief fragment. One of more than
1500 reliefs found near Hermopolis at the site of
Amarna, capital of Pharaoh Akhnaton and Queen
Nofretete. Around the middle of the 14th BCE, Akhnaton
introduced monotheist sun-worship. New Kingdom
#08010222

Olive branches, relief fragment. One of more than 1500 reliefs found near Hermop...

Relief from the inner chamber of the tomb chapel of    
Petosiris, a high priest of Toth, the Ibis-headed god  
of Hermopolis. Detail from a sacrificial procession:   
the man carries a calf on his shoulders, the woman     
follows with a bouquet of flowers and some fruit.
#08011317

Relief from the inner chamber of the tomb chapel of Petosiris, a high priest...

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.
#080115 7

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
#08011519

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
#08011620

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.
#08011946

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
#080121 4

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
#08020450

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
#08020828

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
#08020829

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
#08020953

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
#080210 9

Votive stele from Ghorfa. The donor in the center, on a prayer platform in...