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A Mycenaean grave stele of poros stone depicting spirals and a charioteer. Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 16th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A gold and lapiz lazuli necklace from Egypt, New Kingdom, 1550-1075 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

Copper alloy with precious metal inlay statue of Egyptian priestess Takushit. 25th Dynasty, c. 670 BCE. Found near Alexandria. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A wooden statue of a woman grinding cereals. Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, 2040-1640 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A bronze Greek athlete recovered from the sea off Marathon. 340-330 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A bronze jockey and horse, from a shipwreck off Cape Artemision, Euboea, c. 140 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A Minoan alabaster jug, Crete, 15th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

Kheredouankh is the mother of the deified architect Imhotep, designer of the pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. This statue is made from bronze covered with gold, between 664-332 BCE, probably from the region of Memphis. Louvre Museum, Paris...

Statue of the Egyptian goddess Isis. Made of tamarisk wood, covered in bronze and glass. Date unknown. Louvre Museum, Paris, France.

Bronze statue of Queen Karomama I, "Divine Worshipper of Amun", wife of Osorkon II of the 22nd Dynasty of Egypt. The statue was made c. 850 BCE and is made of bronze covered with gold, silver, and electrum. It is dedicated to Iahentefnakht...