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Archaistic jade ring in the form of a dragon and a boy, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) had re-established Chinese rule, taking over from the Mongols (Yuan dynasty,1279-1368). Chinese traditions and styles were revived in all things. Many ceramics and jades were modelled on ancient forms. OA 1885.12-27.93
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Archaistic jade ring in the form of a dragon and a boy, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th...

Three youthful kings confronted by three skeletons, whose poses and gestures mirror those of the living. The embroidered clothing, jewels and crowns of the kings contrast with the tattered rags of the sketetons; and the smooth faces and curled hair of the kings, with the hollow eyes and grimacing mouths of the dead. From the Psalter of Robert de Lisle.Illustrator: Madonna Master. England (London?); circa 1310. Shelfmark: Arundel 83 Page Folio Number: f.127
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Three youthful kings confronted by three skeletons, whose poses and gestures mir...

"Jugend" (issue 36, 4 September 1897) - illustrated weekly magazine with cover illustration by Otto Eckmann.
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"Jugend" (issue 36, 4 September 1897) - illustrated weekly magazine with cover...

tWO Young ladies on a wagon. Bas-relief from the Akhanton temple project in Karnak. 1350 BCE, New Kingdom Height: 22 cm
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tWO Young ladies on a wagon. Bas-relief from the Akhanton temple...

Harpocrates, the young Horus, son of Horus the Elder and Isis, sitting on a lotus. Part of a shrine. Ptolemaic, 4th-3rd BCE From the shrine of a god, wood with inlaid glass. Inv. 98
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Harpocrates, the young Horus, son of Horus the Elder and Isis, sitting on a...

Funeral portrait of a young man, 2nd CE Encaustic wax painting on lime-wood, 40 x 25 cm Inv.(GA1)148
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Funeral portrait of a young man, 2nd CE Encaustic wax painting o...

Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224) represented as a child with youth-braid. Limestone N 522
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Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224) represented as a child with youth-braid....

The God Tshed shown as a young prince (with youth- lock over the right ear),fighting evil animals. Limestone,traces of paint, H:27,7 cm N 524
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The God Tshed shown as a young prince (with youth- lock over the right ear)...

Ostracon showing a boy and a pig; the pig feeds from a bowl, the boy cries and tries to keep the pig away. 19th-20th dynasty, 1295-1968 BCE. From Deir el-Medina. Limestone, H:7,5 cm Inv.E 17117
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Ostracon showing a boy and a pig; the pig feeds from a bowl, the boy cries an...

Nude youth, originally holding offerings in his hands. Cast and chased silver statuette from the Oxus Treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from Tadjikistan, 5th-4th BCE. The Oxus Treasure, the most important collection of gold and silver to have survived from the Achaemenid period is from a temple on the banks of the river Oxus, Tajikistan. Treasure. Achaemenid period (700-330 BCE) Cat. 123 905
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Nude youth, originally holding offerings in his hands. Cast and chased silver s...

Musician playing a kythara. Early 2nd mill.BCE From Eshnunna (Tell Asmar near Bagdad, Iraq) Period of the Amorite dynasties. Moulded terracotta, 7,5 x 4,5 cm AO 1245 f
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Musician playing a kythara. Early 2nd mill.BCE From Eshnunna (Tell Asma...

Grotesque oil lamp in the form of a squatting black boy. Bronze
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Grotesque oil lamp in the form of a squatting black boy...