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One of Artemis' dogs attacks a Giant
who has fallen at the Goddess' feet
and leans on her shoe.
Zeus Altar of Pergamon erected
around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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One of Artemis' dogs attacks a Giant who has fallen at the Goddess' feet and lea...

A Giant falls at the feet of Aphrodite
who steps on his face with her sandal.
Zeus Altar of Pergamon erected around
180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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A Giant falls at the feet of Aphrodite who steps on his face with her sandal. Ze...

A Giant falls to the feet of Aphrodite                 
who, with her elegantly decorated sandal,              
steps on his face.                                     
Zeus Altar of Pergamon erected                         
around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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A Giant falls to the feet of Aphrodite who, with her elegantly...

Eumaios awaiting the return of Ulysses.                
Melian relief, terracotta (around 460-450 BCE)         
Fletcher Fund 1930                                     
Height 16 cm                                           
Inv. 30.11.9
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Eumaios awaiting the return of Ulysses. Melian relief, terracott...

"Bikini girls" holding palm branches and discus.       
Detail of a mosaic in the Villa del Casale,            
Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy (3rd-4th CE).
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"Bikini girls" holding palm branches and discus. Detail of a mosaic in th...

"Bikini girls" holding palm branches and discus.       
Detail of a mosaic in the Villa del Casale,            
Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy (3rd-4th CE).
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"Bikini girls" holding palm branches and discus. Detail of a mosaic in th...

Lady with veil,mosaic from the Villa del Casale,       
Piazza Armerina,Sicily,Italy.3rd-4th.
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Lady with veil,mosaic from the Villa del Casale, Piazza Armerina,Sicily,I...

Two lovers,from the cubicle of erotic scenes,          
Villa del Casale,Piazza Armerina,Sicily,Italy.3rd-4th. 
Detail of 01-02-02/65
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Two lovers,from the cubicle of erotic scenes, Villa del Casale,Piazza...

Fragment of the "Hunting Palette", 3.300-3.100 BCE     
Grauwacke from Abydos, 40,6 x 40,5 cm                  
E 11254                                                
Decorated with a hunting scene in the desert,clothing  
and arms are found later in pharaonic society.
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Fragment of the "Hunting Palette", 3.300-3.100 BCE Grauwacke from Abydos, 4...

Stele of Nefertiabet,daughter or sister of the         
Pharaoh Cheops,dressed in a leopard's skin.            
4th dynasty,around 2620-2500 BCE.From Gizeh.           
Painted plaster,52,5 x 37,7 cm                         
E 15591
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Stele of Nefertiabet,daughter or sister of the Pharaoh Cheops,dressed i...

Standing statue of Senebtefy,Late Middle Kingdom,
1700 BCE. Inscribed on the statue are "Royal Scribe" and
"Chancellor".The generous figure was a sign of prosperity;
the long kilt and the khat bag wig are those of a high official.
The horizontal stripes on the kilt indicate that the garment was patterned. EA,24385
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Standing statue of Senebtefy,Late Middle Kingdom, 1700 BCE. Inscribed on the st...

Fragment of a wall painting from the tomb of Nabamun, from
Thebes, 18th dynasty,around 1350 BCE. Musicians and dancers entertain the guests at a banquet,dressed in typical
festive clothing of the period. The women wear heavy wigs
and cones of scented fat. They sniff the lotus flower and the
round mandrake fruit. The scene hints subtly at rebirth and new life. EA,37984
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Fragment of a wall painting from the tomb of Nabamun, from Thebes, 18th dynasty...