Works of Art (20)
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Ampulla (Flask) of Saint Menas, late 500s–mid-700s, Byzantine; Probably made at Abu Menas, near Alexandria, Egypt, Terracotta (27.94.19) |
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Bowl, ca. 1000; Fatimid, Egypt, Earthenware, glazed and luster-painted (63.178.1) |
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Classic Kerma Beaker, Egyptian Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, ca. 1802–1640 B.C., Classical Kerma; From Abydos, Egypt, Garstang excavations, Black-topped red polished ceramic (20.2.45) |
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Drinking Cup, ca. 1900–1550 B.C., C-Group; From Faras, Lower Nubia, grave 110, Griffith excavations, Polished black ware with decoration filled with white pigment (13.125.28A) |
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Footed Bowl, 13th century; Tellem, Mali; Tellem peoples, Pottery (1977.394.59a) |
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Footed Bowl, Predynastic Period, probably late Naqada I–early Naqada II, ca. 3750–3550 B.C., Egyptian, Ceramic (10.176.113) |
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Funerary Vessel, 19th–20th century, Ghana; Akan, Asante, Terracotta (1980.68) |
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Head, 16th–17th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Terracotta, sacrificial materials (1991.17.7) |
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Jar from the tomb of Sennedjem, New Kingdom, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C., Egyptian; From the tomb of Sennedjem, Deir el-Medina, western Thebes, Painted red pottery (86.1.10) |
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Memorial Head, 17th century, Ghana; Akan, Twifo region, Hemang city, Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments (1978.412.563) |
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Memorial Head, 19th–20th century, Côte d'Ivoire; Akan, Anyi subgroup, Terracotta (1978.412.394) |
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Necklace with Pendant, 16th–18th century, Angola; Chokwe, Wood, ceramic, raffia (1996.456) |
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Panel of four calligraphic tiles, 14th–early 15th century; Marinid, Morocco, Glazed composite body (1999.146) |
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Seated Figure, 13th century,
Mali, Inland Niger Delta region; Djenné,
Terracotta (1981.218) |
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Spherical Jar, Meroitic Period, ca. 100 B.C.–300 A.D., Meroitic, Painted pottery (08.202.47) |
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Storage Jar, 600–700, Byzantine; Made in Egypt, Ceramic, painted (23.2.74) |
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Storage Jar, ca. 2000–1600 B.C., C-Group; From Faras, Upper Nubia, grave 3, Griffith excavations, Red and black ware with incised linear decoration (13.125.29) |
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Terracotta Figure of Isis-Aphrodite, Roman period, 2nd–3rd century,
Egyptian,
Alluvial clay; brown, black, red, and pink paint on white englobe (1991.76) |
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Vessel, Predynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3450–3300 B.C., Egyptian, Painted pottery (20.2.10) |
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Woman Wearing a Tunic, 4th–5th century; Early Byzantine, Egyptian; Probably Eshmunein, Plaster terracotta (12.185.4) |
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Thematic Essays (7)
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