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Jar with the name of Xerxes the Great in four languages, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Jar with the name of Xerxes the Great in four languages
485–465 BC
Head of a Fourth Dynasty King in a White Crown, Limestone, traces of paint
Head of a Fourth Dynasty King in a White Crown
ca. 2575–2465 BC
Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Top, Ivory, Egyptian Blue
Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Top
ca. 1550–1458 B.C.
Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Dwarf, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) (?)
Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Dwarf
ca. 1353–1323 B.C.
Limestone male figure in Egyptian dress, Limestone, Cypriot
Limestone male figure in Egyptian dress
Cypriot
mid-6th century BCE
Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a Dish, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), steatite
Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a Dish
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu Japanese, Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan
Old Plum
Kano Sansetsu
1646
Handle Depicting a Lion Subduing a Nubian, Egyptian blue, gold
Handle Depicting a Lion Subduing a Nubian
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Limestone male figure in Egyptian dress, Limestone, Cypriot
Limestone male figure in Egyptian dress
Cypriot
3rd quarter of the 6th century BCE
The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, Edgar Degas French, Partially tinted bronze, cotton tarlatan, silk satin, and wood, French, Paris
The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer
Edgar Degas
A. A. Hébrard
1922 (cast), 2018 (tutu)
The art of the Saracens in Egypt, Stanley Lane-Poole
The art of the Saracens in Egypt
Stanley Lane-Poole
Chapman & Hall
1886
Limestone male figure in Egyptian dress, Limestone, Cypriot
Limestone male figure in Egyptian dress
Cypriot
mid-6th century BCE
Jasper amulet in the form of a frog, Jasper, Egyptian
Jasper amulet in the form of a frog
Egyptian
664–334 BCE
Faience amulet in the form of the dwarf god Pataikos, Faience, Egyptian
Faience amulet in the form of the dwarf god Pataikos
Egyptian
ca. 1090–900 BCE
Faience amulet in the form of the dwarf god Pataikos, Clay, glazed, Egyptian
Faience amulet in the form of the dwarf god Pataikos
Egyptian
ca. 1090–900 BCE
Old rose and silver, Margaret Neilson Armstrong American
Old rose and silver
Multiple artists/makers
1910
Critics' show, Grand Central Art Galleries
Critics' show
Grand Central Art Galleries
1946
Faience amulet in the form of a hare, Faience, Egyptian
Faience amulet in the form of a hare
Egyptian
664–30 BCE
Faience two-sided amulet in the form of the dwarf god Pataikos, Faience, Egyptian
Faience two-sided amulet in the form of the dwarf god Pataikos
Egyptian
ca. 1090–900 BCE
Faience amulet in the form of a recumbent ram, Faience, Egyptian
Faience amulet in the form of a recumbent ram
Egyptian
664–30 BCE
Faience amulet in the form of a tree frog, Faience, Egyptian
Faience amulet in the form of a tree frog
Egyptian
330-30 BCE
Glass pendant in the form of crescent horns, Glass, Egyptian
Glass pendant in the form of crescent horns
Egyptian
1550–1186 BCE
Art treasures of the United Kingdom from the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester, Francis Bedford British
Art treasures of the United Kingdom from the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester
Multiple artists/makers
1858
Marble statue of an old woman, Marble, Pentelic, Roman
Marble statue of an old woman
Roman
14–68 CE
Faience Udjat eye amulet, Faience, Egyptian
Faience Udjat eye amulet
Egyptian
1st century CE
Faience amulet pendant, a menat, Faience, Egyptian
Faience amulet pendant, a menat
Egyptian
ca. 1090–900 BCE
Faience djed-pillar amulet, Faience, Egyptian
Faience djed-pillar amulet
Egyptian
664–30 BCE
Faience djed-pillar amulet, Faience, Egyptian
Faience djed-pillar amulet
Egyptian
664–30 BCE
Silver ring with "Men-kheper-ra" scarab, Silver, ivory, Egyptian
Silver ring with "Men-kheper-ra" scarab
Egyptian
1303-1085 BCE
Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse, Ivory, garnet, paint
Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Statuette of the Lady Tiye, Wood, Egyptian blue, paint
Statuette of the Lady Tiye
ca. 1390–1349 B.C.
Head of Amun with inlaid eyes, Egyptian blue
Head of Amun with inlaid eyes
ca. 945–700 B.C.
Head of a Kushite King, Egyptian blue
Head of a Kushite King
ca. 747–664 B.C.
Glass pendant ornament in the form of a pair of birds, Glass, Egyptian
Glass pendant ornament in the form of a pair of birds
Egyptian
14th–12th century BCE
Handle of a Cosmetic Spoon in the Form of a Leopard, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Handle of a Cosmetic Spoon in the Form of a Leopard
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Red jasper amulet of the sun on the horizon, Jasper, red, Egyptian
Red jasper amulet of the sun on the horizon
Egyptian
664–334 BCE
Limestone block with dedication, Limestone, Egyptian, Greek, Ptolemaic Egyptian
Limestone block with dedication
Greek, Ptolemaic Egyptian
late 3rd century BCE
The Temple of Dendur, Aeolian sandstone
The Temple of Dendur
completed by 10 B.C.
Bead in the Form of a Date (?), Egyptian blue
Bead in the Form of a Date (?)
ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
The Love Song, Sir Edward Burne-Jones British, Oil on canvas
The Love Song
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
1868–77
For Success in Art, William Wyon British, Gold, British, London
For Success in Art
William Wyon
The Royal Mint
1856
Limestone male figure in Egyptian dress, Limestone, Cypriot
Limestone male figure in Egyptian dress
Cypriot
2nd quarter of the 6th century BCE