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Game piece in the shape of a baboon
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Bone, Ptolemaic Period
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Statuette of a Baboon
Statuette of a Baboon
As the hieroglyphic writing around all four sides of its base tells us, this statuette was dedicated to the god Thoth and inscribed for a man named Paser. It may have stood in a te...
Canopic Jar of Pafhernetjer with Lid in Shape of a Baboon Head
Canopic Jar of Pafhernetjer with Lid in Shape of a Baboon Head
This jar has a lid in the shape of a baboon’s head. The hieroglyphic inscription, incised in four neat columns and painted black, refers to the god Hapy. Given that Hapy is both ba...
Hair ornament
Hair ornament
Gold hairpiece. This piece is a typical south-Indian (Tamil Nadu) temple ornament. The piece was worn and sold back to the jeweller. It is customary in India to sell gold jewelry i...
Stilleben med död svan, en påfågel och en hund vid en trädgårdsfontän
Stilleben med död svan, en påfågel och en hund vid en trädgårdsfontän
Aquisition of the month, September 2016: A Hunting Still Life by Jan Weenix Nationalmuseum has acquired a large, masterfully executed game still life dating from 1684 by the Dutch ...
Fickur med châtelaine samt etui
Fickur med châtelaine samt etui
Of gold with enamel, miniature painting, oriental pearls and jargons, dial of enamel, works with s. k. spider canal. Bottom shell convex. On this in cover enamel a figure scene in ...
painting (gouache): ["Carnelian Flower Piece and Peony Rose Quartz"]
painting (gouache): ["Carnelian Flower Piece and Peony Rose Quartz"]
Painted as if inside a decorative oriental frame. At top is a piece of carnelian carved into a flower shape, on a stand. This picture is on a separate cut out piece of paper which ...