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Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Northern Qi dynasty, c. 550--60
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=8jFxkEQacVA Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Northern Qi dynasty, c. 550—60, Shanxi Province, China, sandstone with pigments, 13-3/4 feet / 419.1 cm high (Metropolitan...
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Bodh Gaya: Center of the Buddhist World
Learn about Bodh Gaya, one of several sights in India associated with the birth of Buddhism.
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The Stupa
A short documentary on The Stupa, a hemispherical mound that represents the burial mound of the Buddha.
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Virtual autopsy: exploring a natural mummy from early Egypt
The life and death of Gebelein Man Found in around 1896, the mummy known as Gebelein man was buried in about 3500 BC at the site of Gebelein in Upper Egypt. He has been in the British Museum collection for over 100 years, but it was not...
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The Seated Scribe, c. 2620-2500 B.C.E.
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=cxs1d3N60UI The Seated Scribe, c. 2620-2500 B.C.E., c. 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, painted limestone with rock crystal, magnesite, and copper/arsenic inlay for the eyes and wood for...
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House Altar Depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Three Daughters
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=ryycDVWXDvc House Altar depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Three of their Daughters, limestone, New Kingdom, Amarna period, 18th dynasty, c.1350 BCE (Ägyptisches Museum/Neues Museum...
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Portrait Head of Queen Tiye with a Crown of Two Feathers
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=j55j1NZoAKk A conversation between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in front of Portrait Head of Queen Tiye with a Crown of Two Feathers, c. 1355 B.C.E., Amarna Period, Dynasty...
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Thutmose, Bust of Nefertiti, c. 1340 BCE
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=cZuYdIRAIAs
Thutmose, Model Bust of Queen Nefertiti, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, c. 1340 BCE, limestone and plaster (Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection/Neues Museum, Berlin)
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Judgement in the Presence of Osiris, Hunefer's Book of the Dead
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=WceVwMdN0eE Hunefer's Judgement in the presence of Osiris, Book of the Dead, 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, c. 1275 B.C.E., papyrus, Thebes, Egypt (British Museum). Erratum: near the end...
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Ramesses II, Egypt, c. 1250
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=PXUKfJ4XDk4 Ramesses II, Herakleopolis (Temple of Harsaphes), New Kingdom, Egypt, c. 1250 B.C.E. (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) Speakers: Monica...
