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Cosmetics jar, c. 1479-1425 BCE, Found in Thebes, Egypt. Pharaoh exhibit - Cleveland Museum of Art

Cedar cosmetic box, with ebony and ivory veneer and silver mounting, of the Cupbearer Kemeni, Middle Kingdom of Egypt, 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat IV, c. 1814-1805 BCE. Metropolitan Vanities: The History of the Dressing Table Exhibition...

A model of Shionjiyama kofun in Yao, Osaka, Japan. 3rd-7th century CE.

Shionjiyama kofun in Yao, Osaka, Japan. 3rd-7th century CE.

Demotic text of Setna II, 1st century CE, Aswan, Egypt.

Demotic text of Tale of Setna II, 1st century CE, Aswan, Egypt.

An aritst's impression of three items from the unseen Japanese imperial regalia. In Japanese mythology the sun goddess Amaterasu gave her son Ninigi three gifts to aid his rule on earth: the Yasakani, a fabulous jewel (or pearls or magatama...

Canopic Jar, 22nd Dynasty, about 945-715 BCE. Provenance unknown. The British Museum, (photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Australia)

Canopic Jars Of Djedbastetiuefankh. Dynasty, about 380-343 BCE. Hawara, Egypt Limestone. Once removed from the chest and abdomen, the organs were embalmed separately and placed in canopic jars. There were usually four organ bundles, each...

Canopic Box Of Nesaarud. 25th-early 26th Dynasties. (680-600 BCE). Probably from Thebes, Egypt. From the Middle Kingdom onwards (about 2040-1650 BCE), canopic jars were sometimes stored in boxes. Here, the Sons of Horus are depicted on each...