A pair of clappers could be played either with both hands or with just one. That this pair was played one-handed is indicated by the holes near the rounded ends, which show slight traces of wear caused by rubbing from an attached string
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery south of pyramid below
Paleontological Analysis of Sacrificial Victims at the Pyramid of the Moon, Moche
Although [Babylon] was not among the oldest cities in this part of the world, in ancient Mesopotamian mythology it came to be seen as the first city, made at the creation of the world …
BCE Panel with striding lion Babylonian ca. 604–562 BCE Stamp seal (octagonal pyramid
What does the androgynous depiction of Hatshepsut—and its subsequent destruction—tell us about the role of gender in Ancient Egypt?
We moved to London and, you know, I knew about Pharaohs and pyramids and all of that
the artist’s brother, Theo van Gogh, Paris (1889–d. 1891; sent to him by the artist on September 28, 1889); his widow, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, Amsterdam, in trust for their son, Vincent Willem van Gogh (1891–95; consigned by June 1895 to Lucien Moline (Galerie Laffitte), Paris; sold with six other paintings for fl
has a kinship with Monet’s tall boulders painted in Brittany (for example, "The Pyramids
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wall decoration of tombs built for courtiers and officials around the two royal pyramids
In plan, Teotihuacan is a complex urban grid filled with single- and multi-floor apartment compounds. This grid, unique in Mesoamerica in its scale and organization, implies a high degree of social control.
The city incorporates three monumental temple platforms known as the Sun Pyramid,
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 110 Senwosret I’s pyramid temple at
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Pyramid Temple of Senwosret
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The Performance Pyramid, organized in collaboration with MetLiveArts, presents a
