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A stone statue of Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt (reigned 1479–1458 BC, 18th Dynasty).

A statue of Confucius, located in Hunan, China on the shore of the Dongting Lake. No contemporary physical likeness exists of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (c. 551 to c. 479 BCE) but he is most often represented as an old man with long...

Egyptian 'Voodoo Doll', Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.

Toy milling servant, 1300-1200 BCE, 19th Dynasty, Egypt. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.

Mehen, Egyptian snake game, 5th-6th Dynasty, 2575-2150 BCE. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.

Stela of Herihor, High Priest of Amun at Thebes, c. 1090-1080 BCE. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.

Tomb of Paätenemheb, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden

One of two monumental Medusa carvings which hold up columns in the Basilica Cistern of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople). The cistern was constructed in the 6th century BCE reusing the Medusa blocks from an earlier Roman building. One Medusa...

This effigy of Gilbert Marshal (1194-1241 CE) is one of the best-preserved effigies at Temple Church, London. Air raids during the Second World War severely damaged others.

Learn about the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks— her work with the NAACP, bus boycotts, and her lifelong fight against racial inequality. – Throughout her life, Rosa Parks repeatedly challenged racial violence and the prejudiced...