Ancient Egyptian Painted Funerary Textile Fragment an area that flourished during

an area that flourished during the Late Classic period as an important trade corridor between the Pacific Coast and the highlands

208–207 BCE

Its intimate scale suggests it may have belonged to a shrine assemblage or been integrated into an architectural frieze

Figures of this type were produced by the shaft-tomb cultures of Jalisco and were interred as funerary offerings alongside the deceased

A finely sculpted Pre-Columbian pottery Venus figure from the ancient Valdivia culture of coastal Ecuador

Ancient Egyptian Painted Funerary Textile Fragment an area that flourished duringAncient Egyptian Painted Funerary Textile Fragment Late Period, ca. 664332 BCE Beautiful painted linen funerary textile fragment depicting a winged scarab beneath the solar disk. The scarab represented Khepri, the rising sun and the daily cycle of rebirth, while its outstretched wings symbolized divine protection. Such textiles adorned mummies and funerary equipment, helping ensure the deceased's safe journey into the afterlife. The fragment preserves