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Etruscan Bronze Cuirass
A c. 7th or 6th Century BCE Etruscan breastplate. This breastplate or cuirass bears similarities to an ancient Greek "muscle cuirass", because it is modeled after a human torso with features such as pectoral muscles and a spine. From the...
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Mummy of Cleopatra Daughter of Candace
The outer shroud was painted with a full face figure of the dead girl, flanked by gods and goddesses. A painted pectoral of cartonnage represents the Ba of Cleopatra as a human-headed bird. She was the daughter of Candace (a member of the...
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El Carambolo Treasure (Tartessos)
7th century BCE pectoral (brooch on the chest) from the Tartessian Culture. Archaeological Museum of Seville.
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Painted & Gilded Mummy Case of an Infant
The constructional details of this case are not fully visible, but the materials used included linen and plant fibers. A painted bed-net on a pink background imitates the garment often shown worn by Osiris. The modeled arms and hands grasping...