1. Ancient Near Eastc. 9000-539 BCEHOME OF THE WORLD’S THREEMAJOR RELIGIONS. 2. 3. c. 6500-5700 BCEAnatolian Goddess giving birth, from Çatal Hüyük, Turkey Neolithic…

1. Ancient Near Eastc. 9000-539 BCEHOME OF THE WORLD’S THREEMAJOR RELIGIONS. 2. 3. c. 6500-5700 BCEAnatolian Goddess giving birth, from Çatal Hüyük, Turkey Neolithic…

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1. Funerary mask of King Tutankhamen. c. 1340 BCE. Gold inlaid with enamel and semiprecious stones. Height 21" (54 cm). Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Scala, Florence. [Fig.…

1. Funerary mask of King Tutankhamen. c. 1340 BCE. Gold inlaid with enamel and semiprecious stones. Height 21" (54 cm). Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Scala, Florence. [Fig.…

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