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Hindu gods and goddesses.For more than 3.000 years the women of the province of Mithila in the State of Bihar, India, have produced paintings on paper, on walls, in the courtyards of their homes. The coloured drawings are the women's prayers.
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Hindu gods and goddesses.For more than 3.000 years the women of the provinc...

Fragments of painted earthenware from Mount Lassois, Burgundy, France.
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Fragments of painted earthenware from Mount Lassois, Burg...

Royal profile. Fragment of a painted limestone ostracon of the Ramesside Period (16th-13th BCE), New Kingdom, Egypt. N 498
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Royal profile. Fragment of a painted limestone ostracon of the Ramessid...

Praying woman. Fragment of a painted limestone ostracon of the Ramesside Period (16th-13th BCE), New Kingdom, Egypt. E 25 339
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Praying woman. Fragment of a painted limestone ostracon of the Ramessid...

Cowherd with an ox. Fragment of a painted limestone ostracon, New Kingdom (16th-11th BCE), Egypt. E 14 344
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Cowherd with an ox. Fragment of a painted limestone o...

Bull. Fragment of a painted limestone ostracon. New Kingdom (16th-11th BCE), Egypt. E 14 304
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Bull. Fragment of a painted limestone ostr...

The Djed-pillar (consistency) with Ka and Ankh (life). Book of the Dead by Chensumose, priest of Amun-Re. Papyrus, 21st Dynasty (1080-960 BCE), 3rd Intermediate Period, Egypt.
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The Djed-pillar (consistency) with Ka and Ankh (life). Book of the Dead by Chen...

Anubis cares for mummy in front of a sepuchral pyramid. Book of the Dead by Chensumose, a priest of Amun-Re. Papyrus. 21st Dynasty (1080-960 BCE), 3rd Intermediate Period, Egypt.
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Anubis cares for mummy in front of a sepuchral pyramid. Book of the Dead by Chen...

The deceased sails through the Underworld. Book of the Dead by Chensumose, a priest of Amun-Re. Papyrus. 21st Dynasty (1080-960 BCE), 3rd Intermediate Period, Egypt.
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The deceased sails through the Underworld. Book of the Dead by Chensumos...

The deceased in the Underworld. The Book of the Dead by Anier. Papyrus. New Kingdom (16th-11th BCE), Egypt. 26 x 20 cm Drovetti Collection - Inv. 1771
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The deceased in the Underworld. The Book of the Dead by Anier. Papyrus....

Dancing girl. Limestone ostracon of irregular shape, 17th Dynasty (16th BCE), New Kingdom, Egypt. Size 16.8 x 10.5 cm Collection Drovetti - Cat. 7052
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Dancing girl. Limestone ostracon of ir...

Musician. Blue faience bowl (about 1300 BCE), 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Egypt.
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Musician. Blue faience bowl (about 1300 BCE), 19th D...