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Block from the Sanctuary in the Temple of Mentuhotep II at Deir el-Bahri

Block from the Sanctuary in the Temple of Mentuhotep II at Deir el-Bahri

Date: ca. 2010–2000 B.C.
Accession Number: 07.230.2

[Farmyard Scene]

[Farmyard Scene]

V. Dijon (French)

Date: 1850–54
Accession Number: 1993.70

Bureau table

Bureau table

Attributed to John Townsend (1732–1809)

Date: ca. 1765
Accession Number: 10.125.83

Human-headed winged bull and winged lion (lamassu)

Human-headed winged bull and winged lion (lamassu)

Date: ca. 883–859 B.C.
Accession Number: 32.143.1–.2

Dizi

Dizi

Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Accession Number: 65.149 a, b

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Portrait of Maria Gaet - Agnesi

Portrait of Maria Gaet - Agnesi

Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio

Date: n.d.
Medium: Brush and brown wash over graphite underdrawing.
Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4in. (17.1 x 12cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number: 49.19.104

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