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BED

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo Covered in a heavy sheet of gold, this bed has a slightly curved frame with woven mesh. The legs are shaped like the fore and hind legs of a lion. The footboard (which is away from us) is carved with papyrus and lotus patterns. It is...

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GAME TABLE

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo A game table of ebony and ivory. The game played is called senmut. When not in use, the pieces are stored inside the table....

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INNERMOST COFFIN OF TUTANKHAMON

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, c. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo Tutankhamon's inner coffin highlights many qualities found throughout Egyptian art. A remarkably simple and sophisticated form is realized in very rich and refined materials. In this combination of form and materials, the Egyptian spi...

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EGYPTIAN FURNITURE

(Canina, arch. ant.)....

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Interior, MASTABA OF MERERUKA

Saqqara Dynasty V, c. 2500 B.C. The mastaba is a tomb for court functionaries. Ordinarily a burial chamber is cut into rock below ground level. Built above the chamber is a simple rectangular flat-topped brick structure with sloping sides. By the fifth dynasty the tomb chamber develops into a network of corridors and rooms. In the chapel of the Ma...

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STATUE OF KING MYCERINUS AND HIS QUEEN

From the Valley Temple of Mycerinus Giza Dynasty IV, 2680-2565 B.C. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Regal and human, the hard-stone sculpture of Mycerinus and his wife is the first known work of a couple. It stood in the valley temple of the king's pyramid at Giza....

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BANQUETING SCENE WITH FOUR LADIES

From the tomb of Neferronpet Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1450-1425 B.C. Four formal figures move in a musical rhythm. This is achieved through color as well as line....

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LADIES IN THE SHADE OF THE SYCAMORE

From the tomb of Userhet Thebes Dynasty XIX, C. 1298-1235 B.C. Typical of the nineteenth dynasty, this painting is elegant, precise, rich and elaborate....

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FLOOR PLAN OF THE HOUSE OF THE FAUN

Pompeii 2nd Century Courtesy of Professor Barbette Spaeth, Tulane University (Excerpted from Professor Spaeth's accompanying text) This house was among the largest and most elegant of the houses of Pompeii. It took up an entire city block (c. 80 m. long by 35 m. wide or 315 by 115 ft.) and was filled with beautiful works of art, including the famo...

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VIEW OF POMPEII

After 80 B.C. Pompeii lay undisturbed under volcanic ash until the middle of the 18th century. It was discovered by accident in 1748. We are looking at a panorama of the city after it was excavated. Like so many Roman cities, it has organized main streets stretching through the city. Note the archway in the distance....

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