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Ankh : Ancient Egyptian Symbol: Hieroglyphic Ideograph
The ankh is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph or symbol known as the cross of life or key of life and dates back to the Early Dynastic period (3150 BC to 2613 BC). [5:57]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Covered Broth Bowl and Stand
Met curator Jeff Munger on excess in Covered Broth Bowl and Stand from the Vincennes Manufactory, c. 1752-53.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Holbein the Younger, the Ambassadors
This double portrait is full of revealing surprises about Holbein's technique, the subject of the painting, the painting's historical context, and the symbolic meaning of the many objects depicted. [15:34]