The wooden children's toy is in the form of a man riding a horse. It has four small wheels and would be pulled by a string.

A copper oil lamp that is supported on a round base, which is decorated with incised lines. The lamp has a handle in the form of a cross.

An oil lamp in the form of a Sphinx. It has, on its head, a crown formed of the horns of a cow with the sun disk.

The funerary stela, an upright stone with a sculpted surface, has a curved top and is divided into two sections. The upper section contains three interconnected triangles that form a pediment, a triangular space that forms the gable of a...

The gold cow might have been used as an amulet or a piece of inlay. Attached to its neck is a sistrum, which is a musical rattle and symbol of the goddess Hathor. In Ancient Egypt, the cow is Hathor's sacred animal.

The amulet depicts a pair of fingers. In the netherworld, a pair of fingers could substitute for damaged body parts or organs and could be used for protection against magic.

This small piece of jewelry, which is 7cm long, is falcon-shaped to represent the god Horus, son of Isis and Osiris.

An image of "Nautilus Cup in the Form of a Chicken", created by Wenzel Jamnitzer from 1550-75 (Nautilus, silver, parcel gilt, painted, cast from nature, height 18 cm).

An image of "Bowl in the Form of a Lion Skin", created by Ottavio Miseroni during the 1590's (Cairngorm, 9 x 25 x 10 cm).

An image of "Bowl in the Form of a Ship", created by Ottavio Miseroni from 1600-10 (Rock crystal, 14 x 22 x 7 cm).

Click on this relief map of Bangladesh to get a close up look of the major rivers that flow across this flat country and form the mouths of the Ganges. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

This zawiya is located at Sikkat Al-Mahgar Street to the left of the ascending street that leads to the Citadel. It has two facades, on the northwest and on the southwestern side. The northwestern facade is the main frontage of the...

King Tutankhamun is depicted here in the form of a human-headed sphinx wearing the Double Crown.

This marvelous bed, which belonged to Queen Hetepheres, rests on four gilded wooden supports in the form of lion's legs. Her son, King Khufu, transferred her funerary bed from Dahshur to Giza to provide more security.

The sistrum or rattle was played to please the goddess Hathor. It is formed of three main parts.

"The relief-forms of Europe are vastly more complicated than those of either the Americas, Africa, or Australia.

The capital of this column is in the form of a lotus flower and its details are carved in relief. The shaft is cylindrical and is set on a rounded base.

The low-relief carved in limestone shows the mythological union of Leda and Zeus, who is disguised in the form of a swan.

This hollow piece of stone in the form of a shell with a small cross represents a transitory stage between Greek and Christian art.

This ornamental piece of jewelry is shaped like a crown surrounded with a raised frame in the form of a thick line.

A scale weight of green glass is in the form of a circle with a round base. It was used as a standard for measuring different weights.

A marble head depicts a man, with short hair, a long beard, and a moustache. The form of the statue indicates that he is a philosopher from Alexandria, for the city was full of intellectuals and philosophers in the Hellenistic period.

The shawabti of Tamket is intended to perform work in place of the deceased in the underworld. The statuette is in the form of a mummy with a basket slung over her right shoulder.

The shawabti of Re-messu is intended to perform work in place of the deceased in the underworld. The statuette is in the form of a mummy with baskets slung behind each shoulder.