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Seshat (also given as Sefkhet-Abwy and Seshet) is the Egyptian goddess of the written word. Her name literally means "female scribe" and she is regularly depicted as a woman wearing a leopard skin draped over her robe with a headdress of...

An 1873 oil on canvas, Working the Land (aka Landscape), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Painted before Gauguin decided to become a full-time artist and his first major canvas. It shows the influence of...

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Two P-shape bronze fibulae. 2nd-3rd century CE. Provenance unknown. (private collection)

Roman aucissa derivative brooch and a simple key with a single tooth. Possibly 1st century CE. Provenance: unknown. (Private collection).

A map showing the major sites of metal production in the Ancient Near East, including Egypt, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Persia, and the Indus Valley Civilization.

Lamp handle made of bronze in the shape of an ibex. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Southern Arabia. Louvre Museum, Paris.

An 1888 oil on canvas painting, Still Life with Blue Enamel Coffeepot, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in May in Arles in southern France. Van Gogh enclosed a sketch of this painting in a letter...

A c. 1867-9 painting in oils, Still Life with Green Pot and Pewter Jug, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. This is an excellent example of Cézanne's approach to still life in the first part of his career where...

King of the World: The Life of Cyrus the Great by Matt Waters.