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~ Mummy Board of Iineferty.

Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside; 19th Dynasty, Reign of Ramesses II

Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.

Place of origin: Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1), Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86

Medium: Wood, gesso, paint, varnish

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~ Ceremonial Knife (Tumi).

Culture: Chimú

Place of origin: Perú

Date: A.D. 1100–1470

Medium: Gold with turquoise inlay.

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~ Statue of Hadrian wearing the wreath of oak leaves (corona civica).

Date: A.D. 117-138

Medium: Marble

Provenience: Antalya, Antalya Archeological Museum (Antalya, Antalya Müzesi).

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~ Pages from a Herbal Manuscript.

Place of origin: Iraq or Syria

Date: 13th century

Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

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~ Storyteller Figure.

Place of origin: Jalisco, Mexico

Date: A.D. 100–800

Medium: Ceramic and pigment

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~ Drinking cup (kylix).

Culture: Greek, South Italian

Period: Late Classical

Date: 350–330 B.C.

Place of origin: Italy, Paestum

Mwdium: Ceramic, Red Figure

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~ Human-face inlay.

Place of origin: Egypt

Period/Culture: New Kingdom

Medium: Red jasper

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~ Plaque Depicting a Queen or Goddess.

Place of origin: Egypt

Date: 200 B.C.–30 B.C.

Medium: Limestone

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~ Phoenix Bird Form Plaque, one of a pair.

Date: 1st century B.C. - A.D. 1st century

Place of origin: China

Medium: Gilt bronze

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~ Feathered Crown.

Date: 14th–15th century

Place of origin: Perú

Culture: Chimú

Medium: Feathers (Paradise Tanager, Macaw), cotton, skin, cane, copper.