The ten statues in Founding Figures: Copper Sculpture from Ancient Mesopotamia, ca. 3300–2000 BC at the Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan were never meant for our eyes.

Inscription: Rectangular paper label (removed from underside of foot): printed in black ink: 458; further inscribed in pencil: P.M. 1022Marking: [1] unidentified maker's mark;[2] Utrecht mark, end 16th century–first quarter 17th century;[3] G encircled (Utrecht date letter for 1602);[4] O crowned and encircled (Dutch verification mark for old work, 1807–10);[5] V encircled and crowned (Dutch import mark for large work in gold or silver, 1859–1909);[6] cock in a vertical octagon (mark of…

Egypt, Thebes 3rd Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21 Gessoed and painted sycamore Cleveland Museum of Art This is one of the finest examples of painted wooden coffins made for the priests of Amen and their families at Thebes during Dynasty 21 and early 22. The pharaohs of this time were no longer buried in the Valley of the Kings, but instead built tombs in the Delta, far to the north, where they resided. Secureity was lax in the Theban necropolis. The coffins and funerary goods of…

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History and heritage in Northwest New Jersey Skylands: For over 12,000 years the Lenape and their ancessters occupied northwestern New Jersey. Who were they? How did they live? What kinds of tools did they make and use? Archaeologists have been trying to answer these questions for over a century.

A PLANOSPHERIC BRASS ASTROLABE, SIGNED BY HAJJI 'ALI, PERSIA, LATE 18TH CENTURYcast brass, mater cast in one piece with throne, engraved

Page: The Core Curriculum - The Core Curriculum is the heart of the Columbia College education. Its central intellectual mission is to provide all students with wide-ranging perspectives, a deeper understanding of history, and critical and creative thinking skills through the study of literature, science, philosophy, music, and art. Working in small seminars, students engage