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Room of Ancient Art

As long as reading and writing have been around art has too. This room showcases extraordinary examples of education, reading, and writing in ancient art.

"When we look back at the Mayans or Ancient Egypt, we look at their art."
-Robert Wilson (brainyquote.com)
This particular greek plate does not have a name. It dates back to 480 BC. It is currently in the Collection of Classical Antiquities of the National Museums in Berlin.
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This statue is known as "The Scribe". It was discovered in Saqqara, Egypt and dates back to the 4th Dynasty, 2620–2500 BCE. It is currently in the Louvre in Paris, France.
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This fresco is called ‘The girl with the stylus’. It was found in Pompeii and dates back to 50 AD.
This is an Assyrian relief of scribes taking records from the palace at Nimrud. It dates back to 730 BC
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This relief is of a Roman teacher with three discipuli. It was found near Trier, Germany and dates back to 150 AD. It is currently at the Pushkin museum, Moscow
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This is a painting of the opening of the mouth ceremony. It was found in the tomb of Khonsu in Kurna, Egypt and dates back to the 19th dynasty of Egypt. I was not able to find the name or location of this painting
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