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Khan Academy: Art History: Ancient Egypt: Old Kingdom: Seated Scribe
This video discusses The Seated Scribe, c. 2620-2500 B.C.E., c. 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, painted limestone with rock crystal, magnesite, and copper/arsenic inlay for the eyes and wood for the nipples, found in Saqqara (Musee du Louvre,...
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Khan Academy: Art History: Ancient Egypt: New Kingdom: Ramesses Ii
This video [9:33] discusses Ramesses II, Herakleopolis (Temple of Harsaphes), New Kingdom, Egypt, c. 1250 B.C.E. (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) Speakers: Monica Hahn, Brian Seymour...
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Khan Academy: Portrait Head of Queen Tiye With a Crown of Two Feathers
This video [3:16] is a conversation between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in front of Portrait Head of Queen Tiye with a Crown of Two Feathers, c. 1355 B.C.E., Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, New Kingdom, Egypt, yew wood, lapis...
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Khan Academy: Assyria to Iberia: A Journey Through Land and Sea
#MetKids invites you to celebrate the exhibition Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age.
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Khan Academy: Canopic Jar With a Lid in the Shape of a Royal Woman's Head
Met curator Janice Kamrin on anonymity in Canopic Jar with a Lid in the Shape of a Royal Woman's Head from Egypt's Valley of the Kings, c. 1349-1336 B.C.E. or shortly thereafter.
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Khan Academy: Were There Superheroes in the Ancient World?
In this video [2:50] join Kellie, age 11, as she learns about the supernatural protectors of the ancient world.
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Khan Academy: Hippopotamus
In this video [2:39] Met curator Isabel Stunkel on precaution in Hippopotamus dating from Egypt's Middle Kingdom, c. 1961-1878 B.C.E. This well-formed statuette of a hippopotamus [called "William"] demonstrates the Egyptian artist's...
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Khan Academy: Canopic Jar With a Lid in the Shape of a Royal Woman's Head
In this video [2:51] Met curator Janice Kamrin on anonymity in Canopic Jar with a Lid in the Shape of a Royal Woman's Head from Egypt's Valley of the Kings, c. 1349-1336 B.C.E. or shortly thereafter. Although this canopic jar was...
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Khan Academy: Ancient Egyptian Coffin Panel Prepared for Book of Dead Exhibit
In this video [1:41] conservators at the British Museum prepare a panel of an ancient Egyptian coffin for display in the exhibition Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.
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Khan Academy: Ancient Egyptian Scribal Palette in the Book of the Dead Exhibit
In this short video [1:42] a conservator at the British Museum working on an ancient Egyptian scribal palette in preparation for the exhibition Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.
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Khan Academy: Ancient Egyptian Baboon Deity Conserved for Book of Dead Exhibit
In this video [1:34] conservators at the British Museum preparing an ancient Egyptian coffin for display in the exhibition Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.
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Khan Academy: Art History: Seated Scribe
Audio slideshow discussing an ancient Egyptian statue called Seated Scribe, c. 2620-2500 BC, from the 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, and discovered in Saqqara. [3:01] Includes links to additional information.