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Egyptian Revival enamelled gold and agate brooch made by Phillips Brothers, h. 92 mm, 1863....

Egyptian Revival enamelled gold and agate brooch made by Phillips Brothers, h. 92 mm, 1863–70 (London, British Museum); photo © The British Museum

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Coin Cabinet

François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (attrib.) and Martin-Guillaume Biennais, after designs by Charles Percier: coin cabinet, mahogany, silver, h. 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm), w. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm), d. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), c. 1805 (New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900, Accession ID: 26.168.77); photo © The Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/120010265

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Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone, three tiers of writing, from top to bottom: hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek, from Fort St Julien, el-Rashid (Rosetta), 1140×720 mm, Ptolemaic Dynasty, 196 bc (London, British Museum); photo credit: Art Resource, NY

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