Glass Inlay of Pharaoh Akhenaten, Egypt, New Kingdom, c 1353-36 BCE. Cast, then cold-worked to refine the sculptural quality of the portrait
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Statuette of a naked woman, maybe Ishtar. Necropolis of Hillah, near Babylon. 3rd c BCE-3rd c CE. Alabaster, gold, terracotta and rubies
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Harry Burton, Two 'guardian' statues standing on either side of the entrance to Tutankhamun’s Burial Chamber, 1922
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'Egyptian monuments, 1927'. Photograph from the Dutch National Archives
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Harry Burton, The unbroken seal on King Tutankhamun's tomb, 1922
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It's almost unbelievable that a simple seal survived several centuries only to get broken and release waves of death.
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And be the vehicle for another horrid Tom Cruise movie
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The video of a family holiday in the 80ies is crap right now and this seal survived thousands of years. *phew* Astonishing

