Ornament or Head of a Pin – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/446072
reproduced with a tool and visible in many cultures and times, this symbol may have
reproduced with a tool and visible in many cultures and times, this symbol may have
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Date palms have provided an important food, an intoxicating liquor, a sweetener,
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Below the falcon, the name Horus name of Amenemhat I (wHm-msw.t) is written. The inscription above the falcon headed god reads: bHd.t(j) Di=f anx, (Horus of Edfu, may he give life). The remaining inscription probably accompanies the divine figure to the left
On View Gallery Amenemhat I, known to have been by birth from the south of Egypt
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Editorial Assistant Nadja Hansen spoke with Sabine Rewald, curator of Rooms with a View: The Open Window in the 19th Century, to ask about her inspiration for the exhibition and the process of creating such a beautiful exhibition and catalogue.
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The innovative designer speaks about how fashion can address social issues, from gender-based violence to government corruption.
Magugu: I have so much that I want to address, but I often fail speaking about it