
Book of the Dead of the Priest of Horus, Imhotep (Imuthes)
Unrecorded maker
ca. 332–200 BCE · Papyrus, ink
Cleared · Public Domain
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Book of the Dead of the Priest of Horus, Imhotep (Imuthes)
Unrecorded maker
ca. 332–200 BCE · Papyrus, ink
Cleared · Public Domain
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Plate with the god Chahk
Maya artist(s)
600-800 CE · Ceramic, slip
Cleared · Public Domain
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Caring for the Dead, illustration from Speculum Passionis, 1507
Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (d. 1545)
1507 · Woodcut with letterpress text verso
Cleared · Public Domain
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Dead Christ Lamented by an Angel
Jan Muller (d. 1628)
ca. 1595 · Engraving; New Holl.'s second state of three
Cleared · Public Domain
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The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Illustration for "The Six Dead Secrets" from "Topsy-Turvy Tales"
William Heath Robinson (d. 1944)
ca. 1923 · Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
In copyright
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The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Body mask
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century · Mulberry fiber, rattan, sago palm leaves, wood, pigment
In copyright
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