At least 3,800 years old, this standing male figure is attributed to the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, and is from Asyut. It is carved from wood with black and white paint, featuring jointed shoulders and skirt, separately made foreparts of the feet, and hair rendered in black dots on a white ground. The figure wears a white shendyt, with traces of paint still visible near the upper body, neck, and back. It stands on its original base with wood pins securing the feet. It measures 29.3 cm (11.

At least 2,800 years old, this figure of a man is attributed to the Neo-Assyrian culture of Ancient Mesopotamia, and was excavated from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu). It is carved from elephant ivory and depicts a striding male holding the horns of an oryx, with a monkey perched on his shoulder and traces of a leopard skin once draped over his arm. The figure’s eyes, necklace, and armlet were carved to likely receive inlays of colored glass or semiprecious stone. It measures 13.5 × 7.6 cm (5 5/16 × 3 i

Over 3,300 years old, this head of Amenhotep III is attributed to the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during his reign. It is carved from brown quartzite and shows the king wearing a round wig, a diadem with side streamers, and cobras crowned with sun disks. A beard or chin strap for a false beard is also visible. It measures 17.3 × 17 × 25.3 cm (6 13/16 × 6 11/16 × 9 15/16 in). This artifact is now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was

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